Diseases & Conditions

Relieve COPD Flare-Ups with Vitamin D

Relieve COPD Flare-Ups with Vitamin D

February 13, 2015

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a crippling combination of chronic bronchitis and emphysema. If you have it, you’re worn…

Guide to Skin Cancer: Prevention, Detection and Treatment
Skin Cancer

Guide to Skin Cancer: Prevention, Detection and Treatment

February 12, 2015

Skin cancer isn’t caused only by the sun…and it most certainly is not only a “summer thing.” There are all…

Painful Hand Osteoarthritis Could Mean Heart Disease
Heart

Painful Hand Osteoarthritis Could Mean Heart Disease

February 12, 2015

You may feel little, if any, pain, stiffness or weakness if you have osteoarthritis. In fact, you may not even…

The Real Reason Your Joints Won’t Stop Hurting

The Real Reason Your Joints Won’t Stop Hurting

Harris H. McIlwain, MD | February 11, 2015

When arthritis doesn’t get better, bone spurs could be the culprit… That stabbing, aching pain in your joints may mean…

Do Statins Help or Harm Thyroid Cancer Risk?

Do Statins Help or Harm Thyroid Cancer Risk?

February 10, 2015

Do statin drugs lower your risk for certain kinds of cancer? Some doctors think they do. But when a group…

Give Your Cough the Finger
Respiratory

Give Your Cough the Finger

February 9, 2015

You are in the middle of a crowded room and a coughing jag hits. The usual helpers—throat lozenges, water or…

Urgent: How Good Is Your Sense of Smell?
Diseases & Conditions

Urgent: How Good Is Your Sense of Smell?

Jayant Pinto, MD | February 9, 2015

Take this test…your health could depend on it. Can you smell the rose that’s under your nose? What about the…

Do You Really Need a Hysterectomy?
Women's Health

Do You Really Need a Hysterectomy?

Daniel M. Morgan, MD | February 9, 2015

One of every three women will have an operation to remove her uterus before she turns 60 years old. Something…

Longer-Lasting Relief for Dry Eyes
Eye Health

Longer-Lasting Relief for Dry Eyes

February 6, 2015

Many of us assume that replenishing tears is all that’s needed to moisten eyes and that tears are simply salt…

Guide to Joint Pain Relief

Guide to Joint Pain Relief

February 5, 2015

Maybe your joints act up whenever the weather changes (yes, this really can happen!)…or from arthritis…or when you overdo it…

Avoid Knee Surgery to Avoid Osteoarthritis

Avoid Knee Surgery to Avoid Osteoarthritis

February 5, 2015

If you’ve been told by an orthopedist that the only way to get rid of your unrelenting knee pain is…

No More Running to the Bathroom!

No More Running to the Bathroom!

Tomas L. Griebling, MD, MPH | February 4, 2015

Recently approved FDA treatments help in new ways. For millions of American women and men who suffer from overactive bladder (OAB),…

Fight Diabetes and Prediabetes Naturally with Three Proven Nondrug Remedies

Fight Diabetes and Prediabetes Naturally with Three Proven Nondrug Remedies

Bill Gottlieb | February 4, 2015

Scientific research and the experience of doctors and other health professionals show that supplements and superfoods can be even more…

Hands-On Headache Cure

Hands-On Headache Cure

January 29, 2015

Next time your head starts to ache, instead of popping a pain pill, grab a friend and try this… Ask…

Yes, Stress Can Cause Diabetes

Yes, Stress Can Cause Diabetes

Masuma Novak, PhD | January 29, 2015

When you think about ways to prevent diabetes, you probably don’t think about stress. But as it turns out, a…