Do you wonder, why are my hands always cold…or why are my feet always cold? Having cold hands and feet occasionally, especially when the weather...
Diseases & Conditions
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Are You At Risk for Macular Degeneration?
Nearly 20 million older Americans are losing their eyesight due to macular degeneration. Understanding this condition and its causes can help you lower your risk....
Why Are My Eyes or Lips Twitching? Six Possible Reasons
Our lips and eyes twitch for many reasons…some serious, others largely innocuous. Bottom Line Personal asked neurologist J. Antonelle de Marcaida, MD, to walk us...
How to Recognize Food Poisoning Symptoms
Food poisoning happens when you eat food or drink water that’s been contaminated with harmful bacteria, viruses, or toxins. It’s more common than you might...
What You Need to Know About Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)
“Why do I have to pee so much?” Urologists and primary care physicians field this question all the time. More often than not, for men...
4 Simple Hacks That Can Stop Your Heartburn
Heartburn is a burning sensation in your chest that occurs when stomach acid flows backward up toward your throat. When this occurs on a regular...
Is Rheumatoid Arthritis Causing Your Joint Pain?
If you develop painful, swollen and stiff joints, you may have one of several potential causes of joint inflammation. That cause is rheumatoid arthritis for...
Heat Rash: Symptoms, Causes and Treatment
It’s a hot summer day. You’re working outside when you start feeling a tingly, prickly sensation on the inside of your elbow. Little red bumps...
Probiotics for IBS—Do They Work?
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is still largely a mystery—what causes it, who gets it and what eases symptoms are all questions that have not yet...
Gout: Treatment and Prevention
Gout is like an iceberg. We see only the tip—often only one episode of severe pain, like a throbbing big toe in the middle of...
Restless Legs Syndrome: Causes and Treatment
If you keep getting the urge to move your legs when you are trying to sleep, or are bothered by a crawling, itching sensation in...
Ear Infections: Symptoms, Causes and Treatments
Ear infection is a catch-all term—but not all ear infections are the same. There are two main types of ear infections, and it’s important to...
