Research shows patients who are more involved with their care tend to get better results.

Become an active participant in your care by talking to your doctor, asking questions and learning all you can about making healthy choices.  

More people die from medical mistakes each year than from highway accidents, breast cancer, or AIDS according to the Institute of Medicine.

Here are 20 tips that can help prevent it from happening to you.  

Are you planning to have surgery? Do you have more questions than answers?

Here are some questions to ask your doctor before surgery.  

Medications meant to help you can hurt you if you take too much, too little or mix medicines that shouldn't go together.

Here are some valuable tips on RX safety.