Diseases & Conditions

Guide to Strong Bones—for Life!

Guide to Strong Bones—for Life!

February 25, 2015

You know how important it is to take care of your bones to prevent (or live with) osteoporosis—but how to…

Tea for Tired Eyes

Tea for Tired Eyes

February 24, 2015

Eyestrain is so common today as we stare constantly at screens and work into the late-night hours. Here's a natural…

CART: A Better Way to Catch Your Breath if You Have Asthma

CART: A Better Way to Catch Your Breath if You Have Asthma

February 23, 2015

Asthma. The very mention of the word can make you feel like you have a boa constrictor wrapped around your…

Microvascular Disease Is Hard to Detect and Very Dangerous
Heart

Microvascular Disease Is Hard to Detect and Very Dangerous

Holly S. Andersen, MD | February 23, 2015

The Hidden Heart Disease Even Doctors Miss It’s hard to imagine that, with all the technology available today, heart disease…

4 New (and Delicious) Cancer-Fighting Foods

4 New (and Delicious) Cancer-Fighting Foods

Alice Bender, MS, RDN | February 18, 2015

Researchers are continually investigating foods that may help prevent cancer. But which ones have the strongest evidence? The American Institute…

New Thinking on MS

New Thinking on MS

Rob Motl, PhD | February 17, 2015

Here’s the latest research on what really helps… Until recently, if you were diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS), treatment options…

The Surprising Cause of a Chronic Runny Nose and Cough

The Surprising Cause of a Chronic Runny Nose and Cough

Andrew Rubman, ND | February 14, 2015

If you have chronic postnasal drip, a frequent cough and/or a sore throat that won’t quit, you might quickly blame…

Relieve COPD Flare-Ups with Vitamin D

Relieve COPD Flare-Ups with Vitamin D

February 13, 2015

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a crippling combination of chronic bronchitis and emphysema. If you have it, you’re worn…

Guide to Skin Cancer: Prevention, Detection and Treatment
Skin Cancer

Guide to Skin Cancer: Prevention, Detection and Treatment

February 12, 2015

Skin cancer isn’t caused only by the sun…and it most certainly is not only a “summer thing.” There are all…

Painful Hand Osteoarthritis Could Mean Heart Disease
Heart

Painful Hand Osteoarthritis Could Mean Heart Disease

February 12, 2015

You may feel little, if any, pain, stiffness or weakness if you have osteoarthritis. In fact, you may not even…

The Real Reason Your Joints Won’t Stop Hurting

The Real Reason Your Joints Won’t Stop Hurting

Harris H. McIlwain, MD | February 11, 2015

When arthritis doesn’t get better, bone spurs could be the culprit… That stabbing, aching pain in your joints may mean…

Do Statins Help or Harm Thyroid Cancer Risk?

Do Statins Help or Harm Thyroid Cancer Risk?

February 10, 2015

Do statin drugs lower your risk for certain kinds of cancer? Some doctors think they do. But when a group…

Give Your Cough the Finger
Respiratory

Give Your Cough the Finger

February 9, 2015

You are in the middle of a crowded room and a coughing jag hits. The usual helpers—throat lozenges, water or…

Urgent: How Good Is Your Sense of Smell?
Diseases & Conditions

Urgent: How Good Is Your Sense of Smell?

Jayant Pinto, MD | February 9, 2015

Take this test…your health could depend on it. Can you smell the rose that’s under your nose? What about the…

Do You Really Need a Hysterectomy?
Women's Health

Do You Really Need a Hysterectomy?

Daniel M. Morgan, MD | February 9, 2015

One of every three women will have an operation to remove her uterus before she turns 60 years old. Something…