Call it the Angelina Effect. More women are choosing to have double mastectomies. Some, like the actress and director Angelina…
If you have a painful red or white bump on your eyelid, it’s most likely a sty. A sty occurs…
You’d have to drink 1,000 bottles of red wine to get the amount of the antiaging compound resveratrol that’s used…
“I have been involved in beekeeping since I was in college, about 45 years,” comments Bottom Line reader Harold Meinster about Can Local…
Neiguan and Jianshi. Zusanli and Shangiuxu. Don’t worry – you don’t have to remember these Chinese names for acupuncture points.…
The Food and Drug Administration recently strengthened an existing label warning that non-aspirin nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) increase the risk…
You get a painful kidney stone and get treated, and your doctor tells you to drink more water to prevent…
How to Protect Yourself With the incidence of some cancers (such as lung cancer) now declining, you might assume—or at…
Vitamin D is important for cancer control. Recent research: Women with breast cancer who had the highest levels of vitamin…
What the Research Really Shows About Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs Under recent controversial guidelines from the American Heart Association, nearly half of…
Ever heard the phrase “an army marches on its stomach”? That refers to keeping soldiers well-fed, but in a sense,…
Nondrug approaches can help without dangerous side effects… Most people think of tremors—rhythmic trembling in your hands, voice, head or…
Not all procedures give the same level of protection... If you’re age 50 or older, chances are you’ve had a…
You might have “masked hypertension” When your blood pressure is taken at the doctor’s office, it is good news when…
Do you feel a familiar twinge in your lower back that signals nonstop back pain to come? Here’s what to…
