Diseases & Conditions

Prevent These Common Age-Related Eye Diseases
Diseases & Conditions

Prevent These Common Age-Related Eye Diseases

Marc Grossman, OD, LAc | March 18, 2024

Many age-related eye diseases that cause vision loss in adults 60 and older have no early symptoms. Here’s how to…

Are PPIs Really Safe for Acid Reflux?
Diseases & Conditions

Are PPIs Really Safe for Acid Reflux?

Daniel E. Freedberg, MD, MS | March 14, 2024

Have you stopped taking Prevacid, Prilosec, Nexium and other proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) for your acid reflux because they have…

Sinusitis
Diseases & Conditions

Sinusitis

Jamison Starbuck, ND | March 9, 2024

Spring with its rainy days, flowers blooming, pollen blowing, and gardeners everywhere tilling up decayed and rotting plant material creates…

Is Your Medicine in Short Supply?
Diseases & Conditions

Is Your Medicine in Short Supply?

Jack E. Fincham, PhD, RPh | March 7, 2024

If you’ve been turned away from the pharmacy because the medication you need is out of stock, you’re not alone.…

“Unnecessary” Heart Stents May Have Benefits
Diseases & Conditions

“Unnecessary” Heart Stents May Have Benefits

Chris Iliades, MD | March 5, 2024

Once every seven minutes, a Medicare patient gets a cardiac stent they don’t need.” “Coronary stent overuse is running rampant.”…

Natural Ways to Quit Smoking
Diseases & Conditions

Natural Ways to Quit Smoking

Joan Wilen and Lydia Wilen | March 2, 2024

Natural ways to quit smoking provide relief for the cravings and can aid your path to quitting.

Stem Cell Clinics: Hope or Hype?
Diseases & Conditions

Stem Cell Clinics: Hope or Hype?

Leigh Turner, PhD | March 2, 2024

Close to 3,000 stem-cell therapy clinics across the United States charge from $1,500 to $28,000 for “miracle cures” for everything…

Natural Remedies for Allergies and Hay Fever
Diseases & Conditions

Natural Remedies for Allergies and Hay Fever

Joan Wilen and Lydia Wilen | March 1, 2024

Natural remedies for allergies can help with the scratchy eyes, congestion, and misery of allergies without the drowsiness of allergy medications.

Natural Remedies for Urinary Tract Health
Diseases & Conditions

Natural Remedies for Urinary Tract Health

Joan Wilen and Lydia Wilen | February 27, 2024

Good urinary tract health can help prevent problems like kidney stones, or infections and natural remedies like diet can be a part of maintaining this health.

Bet You Know Someone Who Still Smokes
Respiratory

Bet You Know Someone Who Still Smokes

Daniel Dilling, MD, FACP | February 24, 2024

Good news! Cigarette smoking among US adults has dropped steadily over the last 50 years. And yet—you are likely to…

Wart Removal Home Remedies
Skin Disease

Wart Removal Home Remedies

Joan Wilen and Lydia Wilen | February 23, 2024

Wart removal home remedies are affordable ways to remove common warts without the embarrassment of buying treatments or seeing doctors.

Remedies for Common Skin Conditions
Skin Disease

Remedies for Common Skin Conditions

Joan Wilen and Lydia Wilen | February 22, 2024

Common skin conditions like acne, boils, and freckles are rarely serious, but home remedies may offer comfort and clearer skin.

You Could Be Rejected by a Hospital or Surgeon
Diseases & Conditions

You Could Be Rejected by a Hospital or Surgeon

David Sherer, MD | February 22, 2024

Surgeons and hospitals may opt not to perform procedures on patients who are very overweight or old, have preexisting health…

Home Remedies for Toothache and Dental Care
Diseases & Conditions

Home Remedies for Toothache and Dental Care

Joan Wilen and Lydia Wilen | February 21, 2024

Most people will experience some sort of dental pain due to a cavity, tooth injury, or gum disease at some…

Natural Remedies for Herpes Outbreaks
Skin Disease

Natural Remedies for Herpes Outbreaks

Joan Wilen and Lydia Wilen | February 19, 2024

Herpes outbreaks are uncomfortable, embarrassing, and tied to stress. Natural remedies for herpes may help keep herpes asymptomatic.