Diseases & Conditions

DCIS Breast Cancer: What You Need to Know Now
Breast Cancer

DCIS Breast Cancer: What You Need to Know Now

Steven A. Narod, MD | September 9, 2015

One woman in five who learns from a mammogram that she has breast cancer will be told she has ductal…

What’s the Best Time to Get a Flu Shot?

What’s the Best Time to Get a Flu Shot?

William Schaffner, MD | September 9, 2015

By mid-September, the signs advertising flu shots were already in your local drugstore and your doctor’s office. Some doctors recommend waiting…or…

Is It a Migraine, Low Blood Sugar, a Seizure…or a Stroke?
Stroke

Is It a Migraine, Low Blood Sugar, a Seizure…or a Stroke?

Edward C. Jauch, MD | August 20, 2015

They’re called stroke mimics. The symptoms are similar to a stroke—slurred speech, a weakness on one side of your body…

Got MS? Parkinson’s? Had a Stroke? Ballroom Dancing Can Help—Really

Got MS? Parkinson’s? Had a Stroke? Ballroom Dancing Can Help—Really

Alexander Ng, PhD | August 19, 2015

When you have a chronic condition, you may not feel like dancing the night away. But dancing with a partner…

Natural Relief from Asthma

Natural Relief from Asthma

Jamison Starbuck, ND | August 18, 2015

Asthma is a disease that begins in childhood, right? Well, not always. Though many adult asthma sufferers have struggled with…

How to Treat Gout in 5 Easy Steps

How to Treat Gout in 5 Easy Steps

Kenneth Saag, MD | August 18, 2015

How to treat gout naturally and ward off future painful attacks. Julia, age 65, woke with a start at 2…

Outsmart This Diabetes Treatment Trap

Outsmart This Diabetes Treatment Trap

George L. King, MD | August 18, 2015

Weight gain is common—here’s how to avoid it… “You’ve got diabetes...” Nearly 2 million Americans hear these sobering words for…

Millions Have Kidney Disease and Don’t Know It

Millions Have Kidney Disease and Don’t Know It

Mandip S. Kang, MD | August 18, 2015

Eating the Right Foods Could Save Your Life If you’ve never been tested for kidney disease, make an appointment now.…

Stop a Heart Attack Before It Happens
Heart Attack

Stop a Heart Attack Before It Happens

John A. Elefteriades, MD | August 12, 2015

Catching these subtle early-warning signs could save your life! Chest pain…shortness of breath…feeling faint…and/or discomfort in the arm—or even the…

What E-Cigarettes Really Do to Your Lungs
Respiratory

What E-Cigarettes Really Do to Your Lungs

August 11, 2015

Let’s face it—debates over e-cigarettes won’t be over anytime soon. Users (and, of course, manufacturers) say that they are safer…

The Man’s Sex Cure for Kidney Stones

The Man’s Sex Cure for Kidney Stones

August 6, 2015

You’re a man. You develop a kidney stone. Ouch. It’s not too large, so it’s the kind that sometimes passes…

4 Secret Cancer Fighters

4 Secret Cancer Fighters

Mitchell Gaynor, MD | August 5, 2015

Little-Known Supplements That Supercharge Your Anticancer Genes My mother died of cancer at age 43, when I was nine years…

Why Men with Cancer Should Consider Sperm Banking
Cancer

Why Men with Cancer Should Consider Sperm Banking

Pasquale Patrizio, MD, MBE, HCLD | August 4, 2015

Cancer is no reason for a man to give up plans to father a baby. If you’ve been given a…

Tea Cure for Sunburn
Skin Disease

Tea Cure for Sunburn

August 4, 2015

It’s important to protect your skin from the ultraviolet (UV) rays of the sun, so slather on that sunscreen! For…

Air Travel for Pet Allergy Sufferers

Air Travel for Pet Allergy Sufferers

Mike Tringale | August 3, 2015

Airlines are required to allow service dogs and registered emotional-support animals in passenger cabins. Many airlines allow other pets there,…