Diseases & Conditions

Is Someone You Know an “Almost Alcoholic”? Take the Quiz

Is Someone You Know an “Almost Alcoholic”? Take the Quiz

Robert L. Doyle, MD | June 9, 2014

Everyone knows that alcoholism poses a real danger to health, relationships and work. On the other end of the spectrum,…

Save Your Eyesight—New Ways to Slow, Stop and Perhaps Even Reverse Vision-Robbing Macular Degeneration

Save Your Eyesight—New Ways to Slow, Stop and Perhaps Even Reverse Vision-Robbing Macular Degeneration

Stephen Rose, PhD | May 29, 2014

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the most common cause of vision loss in people over age 55, has always been considered…

Do You Really Need an Antibiotic?

Do You Really Need an Antibiotic?

Denise Austin | May 29, 2014

Foods and supplements sometimes work just as well as prescription antibiotics...without side effects. Most likely you've been taught that if…

Little-Known Risk Factors for Cancer: Fruit Juice, Alarm Clocks, Heavy Traffic and More

Little-Known Risk Factors for Cancer: Fruit Juice, Alarm Clocks, Heavy Traffic and More

Keith I. Block, MD | May 27, 2014

What if you were told that your bedside alarm clock—or even your morning glass of orange juice—could possibly increase your…

The Ultimate Knee Workout

The Ultimate Knee Workout

Steven Weiniger, DC | May 22, 2014

You can be free of pain without surgery Most people over age 50 can expect to live longer than their…

Aquatic Therapy Helps Healing After Knee and Hip Replacement

Aquatic Therapy Helps Healing After Knee and Hip Replacement

Bruce Becker, MD | May 21, 2014

You may have heard that aquatic therapy—exercising in a warm pool—is helpful for those who have undergone knee or hip…

Lower Blood Pressure By Tapping Your Toes

Lower Blood Pressure By Tapping Your Toes

Ann Marie Chiasson, MD | May 21, 2014

There’s a killer running rampant amongst us—and its name is high blood pressure. Overly dramatic? I don’t think so. High…

Alcohol: The Drink That’s Linked to Deadly Melanoma Skin Cancer
Skin Cancer

Alcohol: The Drink That’s Linked to Deadly Melanoma Skin Cancer

May 19, 2014

You know that cavorting in the sun without adequate protection from clothing and sunscreen is a big mistake when it…

Foods that Rob Your Bones of Calcium

Foods that Rob Your Bones of Calcium

Connie Weaver, PhD | May 19, 2014

Calcium and vitamin D get a lot of attention for promoting bone health. But consuming certain foods and nutrients can…

Donate Blood to Save Your Eyesight?
Eye Health

Donate Blood to Save Your Eyesight?

Julian Nussbaum, MD | May 15, 2014

Scientists are learning new ways that people can protect themselves against the age-related disease macular degeneration (AMD), which is the…

Bifocal and Multifocal Glasses and Contacts Increase Risk for Dangerous Falls

Bifocal and Multifocal Glasses and Contacts Increase Risk for Dangerous Falls

Stephen Lord, PhD | May 15, 2014

Could it be that the glasses meant to help you see better actually put you in danger of a potentially…

Simple Way to Test Yourself for Dementia

Simple Way to Test Yourself for Dementia

Douglas W. Scharre, MD | May 9, 2014

Having trouble finding the right words...showing up for visits on the wrong day...getting confused while balancing a checkbook. For people…

Watch Out for Bacteria Hot Spots! The Germiest Parts of Your Body

Watch Out for Bacteria Hot Spots! The Germiest Parts of Your Body

Cindy Owen, MD | May 9, 2014

Stinky underarms aren't unusual, but when one man's stubbornly smelly armpits lasted for four years, doctors knew something was, uh,…

“Sneaker Foot”: The Infection That’s a Greater Risk Than Tetanus

“Sneaker Foot”: The Infection That’s a Greater Risk Than Tetanus

Richard O’Brien, MD | May 9, 2014

When I first spotted Marco, a muscular, middle-aged man who came to the emergency department one recent Sunday morning, he…

Artery Inflammation: Six Simple, Lifesaving Tests
Cardiovascular Disease

Artery Inflammation: Six Simple, Lifesaving Tests

Bradley Bale, MD | May 6, 2014

A fire could be smoldering inside your arteries...a type of fire that could erupt at any moment, triggering a heart…