Diseases & Conditions

Undiagnosed Gluten Sensitivity Can Be at the Root of Fatigue and Many Other Health Problems

Undiagnosed Gluten Sensitivity Can Be at the Root of Fatigue and Many Other Health Problems

Mark A. Stengler, NMD | June 20, 2014

Alison, a 60-year-old grandmother, had been a successful ceramic artist for many years. But in the last year she had…

Gluten: The Silent Cause of Stomach Trouble
Digestive

Gluten: The Silent Cause of Stomach Trouble

Alessio Fasano, MD | June 20, 2014

As many as 20 million Americans are suffering unnecessarily. If you’ve always assumed that gluten-free foods are for someone else,…

Relieve Neck Pain with Home Exercise, Yoga and Qigong

Relieve Neck Pain with Home Exercise, Yoga and Qigong

Pierre Côté, DC, PhD, | June 20, 2014

Most of us will suffer from neck pain at some point in our lives—it’s the fourth-leading cause of chronic disability…

Deadly Bacteria from the Gym Where You Exercise

Deadly Bacteria from the Gym Where You Exercise

Steven Zinder, PhD, ATC | June 19, 2014

Deadly bacteria are on the rise where people exercise Even the cleanest health club provides an ideal environment for a…

Tired All the Time? Two Ways to Get Your Energy Back

Tired All the Time? Two Ways to Get Your Energy Back

Frank Lipman, MD | June 19, 2014

A number of readers have written in saying basically the same thing -- "I feel exhausted, achy, foggy brained and…

Feel Sick and Don’t Know Why?
Digestive

Feel Sick and Don’t Know Why?

Alberto Rubio-Tapia, MD | June 19, 2014

Back in 2005, I started writing about celiac disease, a condition that calls for avoiding all foods that contain gluten…

3 Dangerous Diseases on the Rise

3 Dangerous Diseases on the Rise

John La Puma, MD | June 18, 2014

Valley Fever… Tick-Borne Diseases… Meningoencephalitis The earth is getting warmer, on average—and that is leading to more cases of certain…

Tick Bites Cause Meat Allergy

Tick Bites Cause Meat Allergy

Scott P. Commins, MD, PhD | June 18, 2014

Tick Bites May Bring on Lethal Allergy to Meat You already know that tiny little ticks can bring on gigantic…

How to Get Rid of Head Lice Nits
Skin Disease

How to Get Rid of Head Lice Nits

June 17, 2014

Head lice are a major hassle, as you well know if you or a child you care for has ever…

Hyperthermia Therapy Makes Cancer Treatments Work Better

Hyperthermia Therapy Makes Cancer Treatments Work Better

Jennifer Yu, MD, PhD | June 17, 2014

Would you believe me if I told you that a treatment for cancer used in ancient Egypt is proving to…

5 Simple Stretches to Ease That Stiff Neck

5 Simple Stretches to Ease That Stiff Neck

Natalie Thomas, PT, DPT | June 17, 2014

Let's say you're sitting at a computer for a while—it could be for an hour or more.  You get up…

Stretch Like an Olympic Athlete

Stretch Like an Olympic Athlete

Joel Harper | June 16, 2014

If your neck pain, back pain and/or carpal tunnel pain have you turning to drugs or surgery for relief, try…

Ease Arthritis in Just Eight Weeks with Tai Chi

Ease Arthritis in Just Eight Weeks with Tai Chi

Paul Lam, MD | June 16, 2014

When arthritic joints ache, the last thing you may want to do is work out. But a new study shows…

Curcumin: The Spice That Treats Arthritis Better Than NSAIDs

Curcumin: The Spice That Treats Arthritis Better Than NSAIDs

Ajay Goel, PhD | June 16, 2014

You might think that you’ve heard everything there is to hear about curcumin, the compound found in turmeric (the yellow…

Hidden Melanoma
Skin Cancer

Hidden Melanoma

Marianne Berwick, PhD | June 16, 2014

It can strike where you least expect it If you spotted a mole on your leg that had changed color…