Diseases & Conditions

Fibromyalgia: New Research Helps Unravel the Mystery

Fibromyalgia: New Research Helps Unravel the Mystery

Anne Louise Oaklander, MD, PhD | June 30, 2014

For the roughly five million American adults with fibromyalgia, the muscle soreness, body aches and telltale painful "tender points" on…

The Prostate Cancer Treatment That Helps Preserve Sexual Function: Brachytherapy
Prostate

The Prostate Cancer Treatment That Helps Preserve Sexual Function: Brachytherapy

June 30, 2014

Are you, your spouse or someone you know faced with making a decision about prostate cancer treatment? Maybe watchful waiting…

Prostate Cancer Action Plan—Better Than “Watchful Waiting”
Prostate

Prostate Cancer Action Plan—Better Than “Watchful Waiting”

Aaron E. Katz, MD | June 30, 2014

More than 33,000 American men die from prostate cancer annually. But this type of cancer can also be relatively harmless,…

Got a Rash or Other Skin Problem? It Could Be an Ailment You’d Never Expect to Affect Your Skin
Diseases & Conditions

Got a Rash or Other Skin Problem? It Could Be an Ailment You’d Never Expect to Affect Your Skin

Cindy Owen, MD | June 30, 2014

We all know that we should keep an eye on moles and any other skin changes that might be a…

5 Supplements That Help Prevent Cancer Recurrence

5 Supplements That Help Prevent Cancer Recurrence

Lise N. Alschuler, ND | June 30, 2014

It’s a top question on the minds of many cancer survivors: What will help keep the cancer from coming back?…

Guide to Avoiding and Treating Food Poisoning
Diseases & Conditions

Guide to Avoiding and Treating Food Poisoning

June 26, 2014

The violent nausea and diarrhea associated with food poisoning certainly are no fun—to say the least! But food-borne illnesses can…

Is Your Heartburn Remedy Stealing Your Vitamin B-12?

Is Your Heartburn Remedy Stealing Your Vitamin B-12?

June 26, 2014

People who have chronic heartburn can find themselves living on antacids just to stay reasonably comfortable. Whether the heartburn is…

Milk Beats Blisters
Pain

Milk Beats Blisters

June 26, 2014

Those shoes were cute, but you had to walk farther than you had estimated. Now painful blisters vex you! What…

Protect Yourself from Having Your Stroke Missed In the ER
Stroke

Protect Yourself from Having Your Stroke Missed In the ER

David E. Newman-Toker, MD PhD | June 25, 2014

You may know all about the “classic” signs of a stroke—sudden one-sided weakness...a loss of balance, speech or coordination...paralysis. But…

Dr. Terry Wahls’s Brain-Boosting Diet Helped Her Conquer Multiple Sclerosis

Dr. Terry Wahls’s Brain-Boosting Diet Helped Her Conquer Multiple Sclerosis

Terry Wahls, MD | June 25, 2014

At age 44, I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS). Three years later, when I became dependent on a wheelchair,…

Alternative Approaches to Harmful Heartburn Drugs

Alternative Approaches to Harmful Heartburn Drugs

Leo Galland, MD | June 24, 2014

Avoid the dangers of these widely used medications with a safe, effective natural regimen The popular heartburn medications known as…

Drug-Free Help for Chronic Heartburn

Drug-Free Help for Chronic Heartburn

Kristina Conner, ND | June 24, 2014

Groan. Faced with a fabulous buffet, I overindulged... and paid for it with a few hours of heartburn. I’m guessing…

Is Lyme Disease in My Area?

Is Lyme Disease in My Area?

Richard Horowitz, MD | June 24, 2014

Bottom Line/HEALTH: Where can I find out if Lyme disease is in my state? Dr. Richard Horowitz: That’s a bit…

Can I Get Lyme Disease in the Winter?

Can I Get Lyme Disease in the Winter?

Richard Horowitz, MD | June 24, 2014

Bottom Line/HEALTH: Can I get Lyme disease in the winter? Dr. Richard Horowitz: Yes, you can. If it is above…

Lyme Disease in Spiders, Mosquitoes and Other Insects

Lyme Disease in Spiders, Mosquitoes and Other Insects

Richard Horowitz, MD | June 24, 2014

Bottom Line/HEALTH: Can I get Lyme disease from other bug bites, such as spiders or mosquitoes? Dr. Richard Horowitz: It’s…