Bite into a Red Delicious apple and you’ve bitten into a juicy universe of health and healing. The apple is rich in pectin, a soluble,...
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Travel Health
No one wants to get sick while on a long-awaited vacation. Fortunately, pre-planning can help you stay well and enjoy every minute of your trip....
The Dangers of Polypharmacy
If you’re taking a prescription drug, you’re taking a risk. You take a drug to solve a health problem, but a drug can also cause...
Frontotemporal Dementia
When the family of actor Bruce Willis announced that he has frontotemporal dementia (FTD), many Americans learned for the first time about a condition that...
Turn Down the Volume on Tinnitus
Few things are as frustrating as an annoying sound that won’t stop…or as disturbing as the realization that the sound is coming from inside your...
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a chronic condition of the lower gastrointestinal tract. It’s the most common diagnosis made by general practice gastroenterologists. Approximately 15...
Medical Gaslighting
Shortly after tennis champion Serena Williams gave birth, she started having trouble breathing. She worried it might be a pulmonary embolism, a blood clot in...
Men, Women, and COPD
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a progressive illness that can cause wheezing, coughing, excess phlegm, shortness of breath, and chest tightness is an umbrella term...
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
The carpal tunnel is a narrow passageway that runs from the wrist (the carpus) to the hand. Its bottom and sides are formed by small...
How To Survive the No. 2 Cause of Death in America
This year, 127,000 Americans will die of lung cancer, making it the most deadly cancer by far and the second leading cause of death in...
Patient Beware: Hospital Acquired Infections
There’s an old axiom that the most dangerous place to be when you are sick is in a hospital. Hospitals and other health-care settings, such...
The Cardiovascular Risks of Psoriasis
The first thing you notice about psoriasis is the telltale skin rash, but the effects of this autoimmune disease are far from being only skin...