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Diverticular Disease
If you are over 60, there’s a good chance you have pouches in the walls of your intestines (called diverticula). These pouches develop where the...
Hidden Celiac Disease
A decade ago, the word gluten—a protein found in wheat, barley, and rye—was unfamiliar to most people. Today, 25 percent or more of the U.S....
New Treatments for Cataracts
Got cataracts? You’re in good company. Half of all 75-year-olds have developed this vision-obscuring clouding of the lens in one or both eyes…and by age...
Troubling Statistic: Early-Onset Cancers On The Rise
Being diagnosed with cancer is no longer a death sentence. Thanks to advances in medicine, survival rates are on the rise. In fact, the National...
Screening for Heart Disease in Symptom-Free Men Saves Lives
Cardiovascular disease, including stroke and heart disease, is the number-one cause of death in both the U.S. and Denmark. Researchers from Odense University Hospital and...
Ultra-Processed Foods Increase Colon Cancer Risk in Men
If you’re trying to eat healthy, you probably know to tread cautiously in the cookies aisle and frozen foods section at the grocery store. But...
Is This Normal?
You likely experienced Ramsay Hunt syndrome (RHS), a complication that comes from prior infection with the varicella-zoster virus (VZV), which also causes chicken pox and...
The Mystery of Long COVID
As the Omicron variants of COVID-19 have almost completely replaced the more dangerous Delta variant that drove the harrowing days of the COVID pandemic, most...
Virus Discovery Leads to Multiple Sclerosis Breakthrough
In January, a scientific study garnered the kind of attention normally reserved for celebrity gossip. Researchers reported that multiple sclerosis (MS), an autoimmune inflammatory disease...
Better Vision Through Eye Drops
Reading glasses are a necessity for almost everyone over age 50, but a newly approved eye drop promises to make them obsolete. We reached out...
Throat Cancer Is on the Rise
In the past, cancer of the throat was mainly a disease of heavy tobacco use and drinking. Thanks to a successful public health campaign promoting...