Diseases & Conditions

Let Your Smartphone Help You Control Your Blood Pressure

Let Your Smartphone Help You Control Your Blood Pressure

Nilay Kumar, MD | March 9, 2015

You may have heard that you can use your smartphone to monitor your blood pressure. Yes—there is an app for…

CART: A Better Way to Catch Your Breath if You Have Asthma

CART: A Better Way to Catch Your Breath if You Have Asthma

February 23, 2015

Asthma. The very mention of the word can make you feel like you have a boa constrictor wrapped around your…

Microvascular Disease Is Hard to Detect and Very Dangerous
Heart

Microvascular Disease Is Hard to Detect and Very Dangerous

Holly S. Andersen, MD | February 23, 2015

The Hidden Heart Disease Even Doctors Miss It’s hard to imagine that, with all the technology available today, heart disease…

The Surprising Cause of a Chronic Runny Nose and Cough

The Surprising Cause of a Chronic Runny Nose and Cough

Andrew Rubman, ND | February 14, 2015

If you have chronic postnasal drip, a frequent cough and/or a sore throat that won’t quit, you might quickly blame…

Give Your Cough the Finger
Respiratory

Give Your Cough the Finger

February 9, 2015

You are in the middle of a crowded room and a coughing jag hits. The usual helpers—throat lozenges, water or…

20 Proven Ways to Stay Cancer-Free

20 Proven Ways to Stay Cancer-Free

January 22, 2015

We all fear cancer and hope to never get it (or never get it again). There's plenty of advice floating…

Alzheimer’s Symptoms Reversed

Alzheimer’s Symptoms Reversed

Dale Bredesen, MD | January 21, 2015

Breakthrough Research Shows It's Possible... Can Alzheimer’s symptoms be reversed? A breakthrough treatment suggests that they can. In a study…

Do You Have a Gallstone and Not Know It?
Digestive

Do You Have a Gallstone and Not Know It?

Sarah Brewer, MD, MSc | December 17, 2014

Take these steps to avoid surgery... You probably don't give much thought to your gallbladder—that four-inch, pear-shaped sac tucked beneath…

If You Have Diabetes…How to Fast Safely for a Medical Test

If You Have Diabetes…How to Fast Safely for a Medical Test

Paula Vetter, RN, MSN | December 16, 2014

Recently, an employee at Bottom Line Publications was scheduled for a colonoscopy, the screening test for colon cancer. The medical…

Are Ceramic-on-Ceramic Artificial Joints the Best Choice?

Are Ceramic-on-Ceramic Artificial Joints the Best Choice?

Art Sedrakyan, MD, PhD | December 4, 2014

Picture this scenario: You’ve endured hip- or knee-replacement surgery and are feeling pretty confident that you’re going to be much…

Choosing the Safest NSAID for Heart Health
Cardiovascular Disease

Choosing the Safest NSAID for Heart Health

Anthony A. Bavry, MD, MPH | November 24, 2014

If the first thing you do when you're hurting is reach for aspirin, ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin), naproxen (Aleve, Naprosyn) or…

Avoid an Unnecessary Colonoscopy
Colon Cancer

Avoid an Unnecessary Colonoscopy

Gottumukkala Raju, MD | November 24, 2014

Should you really be getting colonoscopies more often than the United States elects a new president? Frequent colonoscopies may be…

The Truth about Bras and Breast Cancer Risk
Breast Cancer

The Truth about Bras and Breast Cancer Risk

Lu Chen | November 14, 2014

Women, you may have heard news that wearing a bra is bad for you. Not because the straps dig into…

Yes, You Can Have Pumpkin Pie!

Yes, You Can Have Pumpkin Pie!

Sandra Woodruff, RD, LD/N | November 12, 2014

A Thanksgiving feast just isn't complete without pumpkin pie. But if you have diabetes, isn't this a forbidden treat? Not…

When It’s Not Just Lyme

When It’s Not Just Lyme

Richard Horowitz, MD | November 12, 2014

If you’re not getting better after antibiotic treatment for your Lyme, you could have a co-infection. Here’s what you need to know…and tell your doctor…