If you follow celebrity news, you may have learned about sports superstar Bo Jackson’s health ordeal. Bo, who survived professional…
According to Harvard Medical School’s Harvard Health Letter, about 20 to 30 percent of Americans are following a gluten-free diet.…
If you Google prostate health, the first page that pops up lists a long line of prostate supplements. Many men…
"My heart just skipped a beat.” You have probably heard it or said it. It’s called a premature ventricular contraction…
The most common health fear among people over age 50 is Alzheimer’s disease. One solution to this angst for many…
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…
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…
Up to 95 percent of people with diabetes have type 2 diabetes, which includes approximately 37 million Americans. Once diagnosed,…
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…
