Diseases & Conditions

Cabbage Remedy for Pain

Cabbage Remedy for Pain

July 25, 2014

You probably know that cruciferous vegetables should be a big part of your diet, but did you know that they're…

Why You Don’t Need a Heart Scan or a Coronary Artery Calcium Score Test
Cardiovascular Disease

Why You Don’t Need a Heart Scan or a Coronary Artery Calcium Score Test

Matthew Budoff, MD | July 23, 2014

Coronary artery disease has been called “the silent killer.” You even may have known someone who dropped dead out of…

Dry, Wrinkled Fruit…Strong Bones

Dry, Wrinkled Fruit…Strong Bones

Bahram H. Arjmandi, PhD, RD | July 22, 2014

Prunes…it’s not a particularly pleasant word nor a particularly pretty food, but these dark, wrinkly dried fruits are in the…

Prevent Glaucoma with a Folate Supplement

Prevent Glaucoma with a Folate Supplement

July 22, 2014

Glaucoma is an insidious disease—literally happening before your very eyes undetected, having virtually no symptoms until, in a blink, you’ve…

Earwax, Body Odor and Cancer — Is There a Connection?
Breast Cancer

Earwax, Body Odor and Cancer — Is There a Connection?

Toshihisa Ishikawa, PhD | July 22, 2014

Gene Variant Links Three Disparate Conditions In the department of strange but true... a recent Japanese study concerning breast cancer…

Do You Really Need a Mammogram?
Breast Cancer

Do You Really Need a Mammogram?

Russell Harris, MD, MPH | July 15, 2014

Women, you’ve been trained to be on the ball about keeping up with mammograms for breast cancer detection—and, while there’s…

How Cooking Oil with the Right Vitamin E Can Help You Breathe
Respiratory

How Cooking Oil with the Right Vitamin E Can Help You Breathe

Joan M. Cook-Mills, PhD | July 14, 2014

I’m sure you’ve been keeping up with the “good cooking oil/bad cooking oil” health updates. Remember when we were all…

So Long, Syringoma: How to Get Rid of Bumps Under the Eyes
Eye Health

So Long, Syringoma: How to Get Rid of Bumps Under the Eyes

Neal B. Schultz, MD | July 10, 2014

Got a smattering of hard white, yellowish or skin-colored bumps on the skin under your eyes? You may think that…

When Your Workout Makes You Itch
Diseases & Conditions

When Your Workout Makes You Itch

Neal B. Schultz, MD | July 7, 2014

Exercise-induced itching is a fairly common phenomenon, and the culprit is heat. Explanation: Physical exertion creates heat in the hard-working…

Best Itch Control for Bug Bites
Diseases & Conditions

Best Itch Control for Bug Bites

Andrew Rubman, ND | July 7, 2014

It’s summer, and you know what that means—lots of bugs! And lots of bugs can mean lots of bug bites—the…

17 Natural Remedies You Always Have with You
Diseases & Conditions

17 Natural Remedies You Always Have with You

July 3, 2014

Here are 17 remedies for common health problems that all have one thing in common—you ­always have these simple remedies…

Why a Creased Earlobe May Kill You and Other Hidden Signs of Heart Problems
Heart

Why a Creased Earlobe May Kill You and Other Hidden Signs of Heart Problems

Anne Tybjaerg-Hansen, MD, DMSc | July 2, 2014

When it comes to your cardiovascular health, you might think that if you don’t have any typical risk factors for…

DIY Tricks to “Untie” a Knot in Your Back

DIY Tricks to “Untie” a Knot in Your Back

Donald O. Miles, PhD, LMT, CNC | July 2, 2014

Don’t you hate it when a muscle in the middle of your back cramps up, creating a knot of hot…

Unforeseen Problem with LASIK Surgery for Bifocal Wearers
Eye Health

Unforeseen Problem with LASIK Surgery for Bifocal Wearers

James Salz, MD | July 2, 2014

What You Need to Know Before You Have This Surgery People I know rave about how LASIK eye surgery has…

Questions to Ask Before Cataract Surgery

Questions to Ask Before Cataract Surgery

Brett Levinson, MD | July 2, 2014

While most people come away from cataract surgery feeling satisfied, a friend was recently disappointed by his results. He thought…