Diseases & Conditions

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…

Why You Should Question Getting a CT Scan or MRI for a Headache

Why You Should Question Getting a CT Scan or MRI for a Headache

July 16, 2014

Did you know that 97% to 99% of CT scans for headache turn up normal? This is why medical societies…

The 2 Natural Laxatives
Digestive

The 2 Natural Laxatives

July 16, 2014

Everyone has an occasional bout of constipation...and some bouts are more troublesome than others, so it's nice to have a…

Do You Really Need a Mammogram?
Breast Cancer

Do You Really Need a Mammogram?

Russell Harris, MD, MPH | July 15, 2014

Women, you’ve been trained to be on the ball about keeping up with mammograms for breast cancer detection—and, while there’s…

How to Treat a Jellyfish Sting
Pain

How to Treat a Jellyfish Sting

July 15, 2014

Most jellyfish are not dangerously poisonous, but their sting can be painful. To be extra-safe when swimming at the beach,…

How Cooking Oil with the Right Vitamin E Can Help You Breathe
Respiratory

How Cooking Oil with the Right Vitamin E Can Help You Breathe

Joan M. Cook-Mills, PhD | July 14, 2014

I’m sure you’ve been keeping up with the “good cooking oil/bad cooking oil” health updates. Remember when we were all…

So Long, Syringoma: How to Get Rid of Bumps Under the Eyes
Eye Health

So Long, Syringoma: How to Get Rid of Bumps Under the Eyes

Neal B. Schultz, MD | July 10, 2014

Got a smattering of hard white, yellowish or skin-colored bumps on the skin under your eyes? You may think that…

Irregular Heartbeat? It May Be Your Pain Reliever
Heart

Irregular Heartbeat? It May Be Your Pain Reliever

Bruno H Stricker, MB PhD | July 10, 2014

If you’ve ever filled a prescription for a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), such as meloxicam (Mobic) or celecoxib (Celebrex), your…

Drug-Free Pain Relief

Drug-Free Pain Relief

Bruce N. Eimer, PhD | July 10, 2014

Self-hypnosis really works Chronic pain is the leading cause of disability in the US, affecting more than 90 million Americans.…

Thyroid Cancer—Epidemic…or Overdiagnosis

Thyroid Cancer—Epidemic…or Overdiagnosis

Juan Pablo Brito, MBBS | July 10, 2014

Any increase in cancer is worrisome, but the dramatic rise in thyroid cancer is particularly troubling. In just 30 years,…

You Won’t Believe What Helps IBS—Hypnosis

You Won’t Believe What Helps IBS—Hypnosis

Olafur S. Palsson, PsyD | July 10, 2014

My mother has had irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) for years and has struggled to treat it with diet and drugs.…

6 Little Mistakes That Cause Big Back Pain

6 Little Mistakes That Cause Big Back Pain

David Borenstein, MD | July 9, 2014

As many as 80% of Americans will suffer an episode of back pain at some time in their lives. Back…

Natural Remedies for Rheumatoid Arthritis

Natural Remedies for Rheumatoid Arthritis

Harris H. McIlwain, MD | July 9, 2014

The majority of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) sufferers eventually require prescription drugs, but everyone with the condition can benefit from natural…

Be Pain Free…Without Drugs

Be Pain Free…Without Drugs

Jill Stansbury, ND | July 9, 2014

With muscle and joint pain, the cure can be worse than the condition. Reason: Common pain relievers called nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory…