Diseases & Conditions

Processing Breast Cancer Insurance Claims
Breast Cancer

Processing Breast Cancer Insurance Claims

Hollye Jacobs, RN, MS, MSW | July 25, 2014

Bottom Line/HEALTH: What lessons did you learn about insurance coverage and breast cancer? Hollye Jacobs: This is something I actually…

Cabbage Remedy for Pain

Cabbage Remedy for Pain

July 25, 2014

You probably know that cruciferous vegetables should be a big part of your diet, but did you know that they're…

Guide to Weird Ailments and Strange Symptoms
Diseases & Conditions

Guide to Weird Ailments and Strange Symptoms

July 24, 2014

While you might naturally expect your doctor to figure out what's causing any symptom you have, the fact is, some…

Why You Don’t Need a Heart Scan or a Coronary Artery Calcium Score Test
Cardiovascular Disease

Why You Don’t Need a Heart Scan or a Coronary Artery Calcium Score Test

Matthew Budoff, MD | July 23, 2014

Coronary artery disease has been called “the silent killer.” You even may have known someone who dropped dead out of…

Dry, Wrinkled Fruit…Strong Bones

Dry, Wrinkled Fruit…Strong Bones

Bahram H. Arjmandi, PhD, RD | July 22, 2014

Prunes…it’s not a particularly pleasant word nor a particularly pretty food, but these dark, wrinkly dried fruits are in the…

The “Other” Bladder Problem

The “Other” Bladder Problem

Michael B. Chancellor, MD | July 22, 2014

When going to the bathroom is a chore, underactive bladder may be to blame Ask anyone who is health conscious…

Prevent Glaucoma with a Folate Supplement

Prevent Glaucoma with a Folate Supplement

July 22, 2014

Glaucoma is an insidious disease—literally happening before your very eyes undetected, having virtually no symptoms until, in a blink, you’ve…

Earwax, Body Odor and Cancer — Is There a Connection?
Breast Cancer

Earwax, Body Odor and Cancer — Is There a Connection?

Toshihisa Ishikawa, PhD | July 22, 2014

Gene Variant Links Three Disparate Conditions In the department of strange but true... a recent Japanese study concerning breast cancer…

Feel Your Best After Cancer

Feel Your Best After Cancer

Sheetal Kircher, MD | July 21, 2014

How to get the care you need... You beat cancer. Now what? For the 14 million cancer survivors in the…

Why You Should Question Getting a CT Scan or MRI for a Headache

Why You Should Question Getting a CT Scan or MRI for a Headache

July 16, 2014

Did you know that 97% to 99% of CT scans for headache turn up normal? This is why medical societies…

The 2 Natural Laxatives
Digestive

The 2 Natural Laxatives

July 16, 2014

Everyone has an occasional bout of constipation...and some bouts are more troublesome than others, so it's nice to have a…

Do You Really Need a Mammogram?
Breast Cancer

Do You Really Need a Mammogram?

Russell Harris, MD, MPH | July 15, 2014

Women, you’ve been trained to be on the ball about keeping up with mammograms for breast cancer detection—and, while there’s…

How to Treat a Jellyfish Sting
Pain

How to Treat a Jellyfish Sting

July 15, 2014

Most jellyfish are not dangerously poisonous, but their sting can be painful. To be extra-safe when swimming at the beach,…

How Cooking Oil with the Right Vitamin E Can Help You Breathe
Respiratory

How Cooking Oil with the Right Vitamin E Can Help You Breathe

Joan M. Cook-Mills, PhD | July 14, 2014

I’m sure you’ve been keeping up with the “good cooking oil/bad cooking oil” health updates. Remember when we were all…

So Long, Syringoma: How to Get Rid of Bumps Under the Eyes
Eye Health

So Long, Syringoma: How to Get Rid of Bumps Under the Eyes

Neal B. Schultz, MD | July 10, 2014

Got a smattering of hard white, yellowish or skin-colored bumps on the skin under your eyes? You may think that…