Diseases & Conditions

Drug-Free Bone Builders

Drug-Free Bone Builders

Ray Hinish, PharmD, CN | August 7, 2014

Natural Remedies to Prevent and Treat Osteoporosis Bone is constantly breaking down and rebuilding, a process called remodeling. If you…

Why Acupuncture Banishes Pain

Why Acupuncture Banishes Pain

Lixing Lao, PhD, LAc | August 7, 2014

Research Pinpoints Pain-Relief Mechanism in Acupuncture Treatments In China, people have sought acupuncture treatment for thousands of years based on…

Homemade Tea for Backaches

Homemade Tea for Backaches

August 4, 2014

Hey, weekend warrior, did you hurt your back? Here's a homemade herbal tea you might want to try... Yarrow leaves…

2 Foods That Fight Allergies

2 Foods That Fight Allergies

August 1, 2014

Are you dreading another bout of seasonal allergy symptoms? Right around mid-August is the beginning of more pollen and spores…

Guide to Headache Relief

Guide to Headache Relief

July 31, 2014

Your head hurts so much that you can't think of anything else. Of course you want the pain to go…

So What Makes You “Throw Up a Little in Your Mouth”?
Digestive

So What Makes You “Throw Up a Little in Your Mouth”?

Robynne Chutkan, MD | July 31, 2014

There is actually a word or that–“vurping”

Processing Breast Cancer Insurance Claims
Breast Cancer

Processing Breast Cancer Insurance Claims

Hollye Jacobs, RN, MS, MSW | July 25, 2014

Bottom Line/HEALTH: What lessons did you learn about insurance coverage and breast cancer? Hollye Jacobs: This is something I actually…

Cabbage Remedy for Pain

Cabbage Remedy for Pain

July 25, 2014

You probably know that cruciferous vegetables should be a big part of your diet, but did you know that they're…

Guide to Weird Ailments and Strange Symptoms
Diseases & Conditions

Guide to Weird Ailments and Strange Symptoms

July 24, 2014

While you might naturally expect your doctor to figure out what's causing any symptom you have, the fact is, some…

Why You Don’t Need a Heart Scan or a Coronary Artery Calcium Score Test
Cardiovascular Disease

Why You Don’t Need a Heart Scan or a Coronary Artery Calcium Score Test

Matthew Budoff, MD | July 23, 2014

Coronary artery disease has been called “the silent killer.” You even may have known someone who dropped dead out of…

Dry, Wrinkled Fruit…Strong Bones

Dry, Wrinkled Fruit…Strong Bones

Bahram H. Arjmandi, PhD, RD | July 22, 2014

Prunes…it’s not a particularly pleasant word nor a particularly pretty food, but these dark, wrinkly dried fruits are in the…

The “Other” Bladder Problem

The “Other” Bladder Problem

Michael B. Chancellor, MD | July 22, 2014

When going to the bathroom is a chore, underactive bladder may be to blame Ask anyone who is health conscious…

Prevent Glaucoma with a Folate Supplement

Prevent Glaucoma with a Folate Supplement

July 22, 2014

Glaucoma is an insidious disease—literally happening before your very eyes undetected, having virtually no symptoms until, in a blink, you’ve…

Earwax, Body Odor and Cancer — Is There a Connection?
Breast Cancer

Earwax, Body Odor and Cancer — Is There a Connection?

Toshihisa Ishikawa, PhD | July 22, 2014

Gene Variant Links Three Disparate Conditions In the department of strange but true... a recent Japanese study concerning breast cancer…

Feel Your Best After Cancer

Feel Your Best After Cancer

Sheetal Kircher, MD | July 21, 2014

How to get the care you need... You beat cancer. Now what? For the 14 million cancer survivors in the…