Brandy Barnes of DiabetesSisters wants her members to be able to truly connect with other women with diabetes, so she is now helping them build a network of “sisters” they can rely on and reach out to. She is now matching women based on attitudes and preferences, similar to the methods employed by some popular dating sites.

Last week, I attended the Pulmonary Hypertension Professional Network Symposium in Crystal City, Virginia. It was a gathering of approximately 400 PH-treating allied health professionals and others working to make a difference in the field of pulmonary hypertension.

The connection between consumers and their cell phones is intense.

What magical substance can both help prevent obesity in children and save children from dying of malnutrition?

This past Tuesday, federal health officials released nine graphic warning labels that will appear on all cigarette packs starting in 2012.

It seems like everywhere you turn these days there’s a foundation or wealthy benefactor offering substantial prize money to solve a pressing problem that will take technology to the next level.

Today is Diabetes Alert Day, and the American Diabetes Association is asking all Americans to take its Risk Test today to learn their risk for developing type 2 diabetes.

How much is your brand’s reputation worth?

You might think nothing of drinking a few of glasses of wine at a holiday party, but you’d probably think twice before loading up your plate with Krispy Kremes.

I guess we should not be surprised by this, but iPhone addiction is a real disorder, according to a couple of psychiatrists in Taiwan.