Diseases & Conditions

Potassium—The Mineral Calcium Needs to Keep Your Bones Strong

Potassium—The Mineral Calcium Needs to Keep Your Bones Strong

Janet Bond Brill, PhD, RDN, FAND | April 9, 2015

You’ve probably been led to believe that if you just drink enough milk, eat enough yogurt and cheese, get some…

Heart-Device Danger
Heart

Heart-Device Danger

Jeffrey L.­ Williams, MD | April 8, 2015

Too many people are getting heart defibrillators. Unsettling fact: A large study concluded that more than 20% of people who…

Red Wine Is Good for Your Gut
Digestive

Red Wine Is Good for Your Gut

April 7, 2015

Recent study: Men who were given two glasses of red wine (a total of nine ounces) a day had higher…

Sudden Rheumatoid Arthritis Symptoms? It Might Be Chikungunya Virus

Sudden Rheumatoid Arthritis Symptoms? It Might Be Chikungunya Virus

Jonathan J. Miner, MD, PhD | April 2, 2015

You may not yet have heard of chikungunya virus, but chances are you will be hearing a lot about it…and…

What You Don’t Know About Preventing Alzheimer’s

What You Don’t Know About Preventing Alzheimer’s

Dean Sherzai, MD | April 1, 2015

Alzheimer’s disease is hands-down one of the most feared diseases. But simply worrying that you’ll develop the illness doesn’t do…

The Secret Muscles That Can Cause Chronic Pain

The Secret Muscles That Can Cause Chronic Pain

Jo Ann Staugaard-Jones, MA | April 1, 2015

Most people have heard plenty about the core—that band of muscles in the abdomen, low back, hips and pelvis. But…

Acupressure for a Stomachache
Digestive

Acupressure for a Stomachache

March 31, 2015

Ouch. Where'd that tummy ache come from? It's just painful enough to distract you from enjoying your day. Here's a…

Squeeze This to Lower Blood Pressure

Squeeze This to Lower Blood Pressure

March 31, 2015

You might not think that your hand strength has a lot to do with your blood pressure, but a new…

Guide to Going Gluten-Free

Guide to Going Gluten-Free

March 26, 2015

People who have been diagnosed with celiac disease, an immune disease in which gluten damages the small intestine, already know…

Don’t Let a Spring Cold Slow You Down

Don’t Let a Spring Cold Slow You Down

Neil Schachter, MD | March 25, 2015

Get well much quicker—even if you have allergies, too. Whew! Now that winter is ending you can say good-bye to…

Surprising Conditions That Can Steal Your Sight
Eye Health

Surprising Conditions That Can Steal Your Sight

Robert Abel, Jr., MD | March 25, 2015

They are not eye diseases… You probably know that people with diabetes are at greater risk for eye disease. What…

Could You Have a Hidden Hernia?
Diseases & Conditions

Could You Have a Hidden Hernia?

Shirin Towfigh, MD | March 24, 2015

Special from HealthyWoman from Bottom Line December 22, 2011 Imagine living for years with debilitating pelvic pain that often worsens…

Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s or Lewy Body Dementia—Don’t Be Misdiagnosed Like Robin Williams Was

Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s or Lewy Body Dementia—Don’t Be Misdiagnosed Like Robin Williams Was

Susan M. Maixner, MD | March 24, 2015

Last August, the world was shocked and grieved when beloved comedian Robin Williams took his own life. The media went…

Are You Almost Addicted?

Are You Almost Addicted?

J. Wesley Boyd, MD, PhD | March 20, 2015

Are you addicted or not addicted? For years, the general public and health experts have regarded these as two distinct…

When Omeprazole Fails for GERD, Endoscopic Fundoplication Is an Option

When Omeprazole Fails for GERD, Endoscopic Fundoplication Is an Option

John G. Hunter, MD | March 18, 2015

The use of drugs for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) has more than doubled in the past decade…but about 40% of…