Chris Iliades, MD is a regular contributor to Bottom Line Health. He was an ear, nose, throat, head, and neck surgeon before becoming a full-time medical writer.
People with high blood pressure benefit from high blood pressure monitors, and people with diabetes use home blood sugar monitors.…
Over-the-counter (OTC) pain and fever medications are the most common medications Americans take. Although there are many brand names, there…
In October, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) issued new guidelines for anxiety screening in primary care. They now…
In 2017, in a rare moment of bipartisanship, the U.S. Congress passed legislation mandating the U.S. Food and Drug Administration…
Up to 95 percent of people with diabetes have type 2 diabetes, which includes approximately 37 million Americans. Once diagnosed,…
To screen or not to screen for colon cancer…. Most doctors advise their patients to begin colonoscopies starting at age…
It’s not a revelation that late-night snacking on foods high in salt, fat and sugar can pack on the pounds.…
Both vegetarian diets and hip fractures are becoming more common with women. In the U.S., about five percent of the…
Type 2 diabetes is a chronic disease that limits the way your body regulates and uses sugar for energy, resulting…
If you’re a breast cancer survivor, your memory might not be as sharp as it used to be. Cognitive problems…
Intermittent fasting has become a popular way to lose weight. Also known as time-restricted eating, this diet plan is more…
You’d think it’d be all about super-sized portions…but there are actually multiple factors concerning the epidemic of obesity, a trend…
Health supplements are a big industry. According to a recent market survey, Americans spend about $50 billion per year on…
About four out of 10 women have dense breasts. Density has nothing to do with size—it just means that dense…
Insomnia is the most common sleep disorder, affecting about 10 percent of Americans, the American Sleep Association reports. Another 30…
Decades of nutrition studies suggest that people who eat more fruits and vegetables live longer and have a lower risk…
Aspirin can be a lifesaver if you’re having a heart attack. But aspirin for the prevention of heart disease is…
Hospital records during the COVID-19 pandemic show that men are more likely to be hospitalized for severe COVID than women.…
Cardiovascular disease, including stroke and heart disease, is the number-one cause of death in both the U.S. and Denmark. Researchers…
Being diagnosed with cancer is no longer a death sentence. Thanks to advances in medicine, survival rates are on the…