It starts with the denial of death. We are pretty sure that we won't die anytime soon so we don't give it much thought. Why obsess over it? It will happen one day, but not today. So, we make decisions ...

This is the third in a series of posts based on my new book Curing Cancer-phobia: How Risk, Fear, and Worry Mislead Us. We fear cancer for good reason. It is a major cause of death and can be an awful ...

As an ICU nurse and EMT, Kathy Machuga has seen it all, and yet she is still scared to death of going to the dentist. "It is like anxiety on steroids," she said. "It's a terrible thing. I cannot ...

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. An eight-year-old girl starved herself to death because of an extreme dental phobia that doctors ...