Heart disease may be considered a man’s problem, but interventional cardiologist Dr. Erbert Caceres says it is just as serious for women — but usually later in life.

The Illinois Department of Public Health is marking Women’s Heart Disease Awareness Month by asking people to wear red.

WASHINGTON — Women might think of men as primitive, but new research indicates that the Y chromosome, the thing that makes a man male, is evolving far faster than the rest of the human genetic code.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Five University of Michigan inventors have lined up $11 million for a company that will make their ultrasound tool for treating prostate disease without surgery.

CINCINNATI — Three in ten overweight teens believe they are actually underweight or “about right,” according to a study of more than 65,000 high school students.

WASHINGTON — By now, it is abundantly clear that Michelle Obama loves french fries. The first lady talks about this “guilty pleasure” all the time, trying to ward off any notion that she is a nutrition nanny even as she cajoles Americans to eat better. Now, her conversation with the public about the nation’s health and fitness is about to get a lot more pointed.