Diseases & Conditions

Fight Thyroid Disease Naturally

Fight Thyroid Disease Naturally

Jamison Starbuck, ND | September 26, 2014

Hypothyroidism is one of those conditions that often hovers just beneath the radar. You feel lousy, then get used to…

Guide to Preventing and Lowering High Blood Pressure—Naturally

Guide to Preventing and Lowering High Blood Pressure—Naturally

September 25, 2014

While it's true that antihypertensive drugs do lower blood pressure and reduce your risk for stroke, they don't work for…

Thin People Get Diabetes, Too

Thin People Get Diabetes, Too

Mercedes Carnethon, PhD | September 18, 2014

Nearly 20% of people with this disease are not overweight… It’s widely known that type 2 diabetes tends to strike…

Should You Say Good-Bye to Pelvic Exams?
Women's Health

Should You Say Good-Bye to Pelvic Exams?

Mario M. Leitao, Jr., MD | September 18, 2014

Ladies, in case you haven’t heard, you don’t have to endure annual pelvic exams anymore. No more poking and prodding…

Picking a Medical Team for Treating Cancer

Picking a Medical Team for Treating Cancer

Hollye Jacobs, RN, MS, MSW | September 17, 2014

Bottom Line/Health: All right, so let's talk about your treatment a little bit. How did you pick your medical team?…

What to Say to Someone With Cancer
Cancer

What to Say to Someone With Cancer

Hollye Jacobs, RN, MS, MSW | September 17, 2014

Bottom Line/HEALTH: Right, perfect. So what did you want to hear from people after you told them? Sometimes people don't…

Is There Really a Silver Lining to Cancer Treatment?
Cancer

Is There Really a Silver Lining to Cancer Treatment?

Hollye Jacobs, RN, MS, MSW | September 17, 2014

Bottom Line/HEALTH: Silver linings, you know, it’s awfully hard, and you’re a very positively centered person. Not everybody is so…

How to Ask for Help When You Have Cancer

How to Ask for Help When You Have Cancer

Hollye Jacobs, RN, MS, MSW | September 17, 2014

Bottom Line/HEALTH: One of the hardest things is for people to ask for help—and it’s one of the most overwhelming…

Talking to Your Spouse About Cancer
Cancer

Talking to Your Spouse About Cancer

Hollye Jacobs, RN, MS, MSW | September 17, 2014

Bottom Line/HEALTH: Now, you've gotten diagnosed, and that's emotionally devastating, frightening, overwhelming. I can't even imagine all that you were…

How to Overcome “Chemo-Brain”

How to Overcome “Chemo-Brain”

Hollye Jacobs, RN, MS, MSW | September 16, 2014

Bottom Line/HEALTH: How did you handle chemo-brain? Hollye Jacobs, R.N.: Chemo-brain is so frustrating—everybody I talk to is disillusioned by…

Managing the Nausea of Chemotherapy

Managing the Nausea of Chemotherapy

Hollye Jacobs, RN, MS, MSW | September 16, 2014

Bottom Line/HEALTH: What was your secret—so you said you got a lot of nausea—what was your secret to managing nausea…

The Handshake—Could Banning It Prevent Infections?

The Handshake—Could Banning It Prevent Infections?

Mark Sklansky, MD | September 15, 2014

Should hospitals ban handshaking? And should you refuse to shake your doctor's hand for your own health? A handshake can…

Singing Gives Speech Back to Mute Stroke Patients
Stroke

Singing Gives Speech Back to Mute Stroke Patients

September 12, 2014

For hundreds of years, scientists, physicians and others have observed that many people who cannot speak well or even speak…

Shingles: You Could Have It and Not Even Know It
Diseases & Conditions

Shingles: You Could Have It and Not Even Know It

Anne Louise Oaklander, MD, PhD | September 11, 2014

The signs aren't always what they seem to be... Many people think that shingles is just a rash, so they…

Animal Protein for Stroke Prevention
Stroke

Animal Protein for Stroke Prevention

Xinfeng Liu, MD, PhD | September 9, 2014

You already know what not to eat to protect yourself from stroke, so you stay away from foods that are…