John McCain, seeking to become the oldest elected first-term president, gets an in-depth skin cancer check every few months because of melanomas. ...more

May 24, 2008

By 5 Thursday afternoon, dentist Vincent Monticciolo expects to have a crowd outside his office, waiting for his doors to open Friday morning. ...more

February 6, 2008

Every year, we all put a few health-related items on our list of New Year's resolutions. Exercise more. Eat less. Go get that overdo physical. ...more

January 4, 2008

It's been a busy year. But, then, you already knew that. After all, you were probably busy submitting video questions to presidential candidates on YouTube. Or infiltrating the audience at a John Kerry appearance. Or, you know, having a real life. ...more

January 1, 2008

Doctors are encouraging a new group of people to consider getting tested for genes that raise the risk of breast cancer: men. ...more

December 15, 2007

It's probably the last place you would look for skin cancer. Your scalp. It never occurred to 43-year-old Karen Shultes of Palmetto. In December, she discovered a patch of discolored skin behind her left ear. She had been absent-mindedly scratching it for several weeks and finally asked her husband to take a look. ...more

October 26, 2007

Patients seeking an appointment with a dermatologist to ask about a potentially cancerous mole have to wait substantially longer than those seeking Botox for wrinkles, a study published online last week by The Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology said. ...more

September 2, 2007