Diseases & Conditions

New Theory on Alzheimer’s

New Theory on Alzheimer’s

Suzanne de la Monte, MD, MPH | June 25, 2015

New research into the causes of Alzheimer's disease is showing an intriguing new direction in formal treatment — one that might…

How to Get into a Cancer Clinical Trial…and Why You’d Want to

How to Get into a Cancer Clinical Trial…and Why You’d Want to

Toni Kay Mangskau | June 24, 2015

About 20% of newly diagnosed adult cancer patients in the US are eligible for clinical trials, studies for which people…

Root Canal May Help Your Teeth But Harm Your Health

Root Canal May Help Your Teeth But Harm Your Health

Stephen Smith, MD | June 24, 2015

When I’m taking a patient’s medical history and he/she mentions having had a root canal procedure, I take note — especially…

11 Facts You Need to Know About the New Cholesterol Drugs
Cardiovascular Disease

11 Facts You Need to Know About the New Cholesterol Drugs

June 22, 2015

New cholesterol-lowering medications called PCSK9 inhibitors are likely going to be approved this summer and come to a pharmacy near…

A New Way to Figure Out If Your Dense Breasts Are a Cancer Risk
Breast Cancer

A New Way to Figure Out If Your Dense Breasts Are a Cancer Risk

Karla Kerlikowske, MD | June 22, 2015

If you're among the roughly 50% of women with dense breasts, figuring out the best way to get screened for…

Before You Give Up Gluten, Try a Low-FODMAP Diet

Before You Give Up Gluten, Try a Low-FODMAP Diet

Peter Gibson, MD | June 17, 2015

These days just about everyone has a friend who has gone on a gluten-free diet and raves about it. Perhaps…

New Benefits of Oxygen Therapy
Diseases & Conditions

New Benefits of Oxygen Therapy

John J. Freiberger, MD, MPH | June 17, 2015

14 Conditions Can Now Be Greatly Improved with this Therapy... The term hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) automatically conjures up images…

Better Vision in 6 Weeks or Less

Better Vision in 6 Weeks or Less

Larry Jebrock, OD | June 17, 2015

Without New Glasses or Surgery If you’re over 40, it’s likely that you’re not seeing as well as when you were…

The Truth About Biopsies: They’re Not Always As Scary As You Think
Diseases & Conditions

The Truth About Biopsies: They’re Not Always As Scary As You Think

Ted Gansler, MD, MPH | June 17, 2015

There’s no getting around it: Biopsies can be scary. They’re usually done to confirm (or rule out) the presence of…

Drug-Free Light Therapy for the New Baby Blues
Women's Health

Drug-Free Light Therapy for the New Baby Blues

Michael Terman, PhD | June 11, 2015

Q: Since the birth of her baby two months ago, my daughter has been suffering from mild postpartum depression. She…

Does Whole Milk Help Prevent Diabetes?

Does Whole Milk Help Prevent Diabetes?

Dariush Mozaffarian, MD, DrPH | June 11, 2015

We’re often told to forgo whole milk, cheese and yogurt in favor of low-fat or skim -- but recent research…

Dry Your Hands Right… Or Washing May Do More Harm Than Good

Dry Your Hands Right… Or Washing May Do More Harm Than Good

Hyla Cass, MD | June 11, 2015

Of course we wash our hands after using the restroom, but how we dry them determines whether bacteria die off…

The Fight Against Lingering Shingles Pain
Diseases & Conditions

The Fight Against Lingering Shingles Pain

Salim M. Hayek, MD, PhD | June 11, 2015

Women have the unfortunate distinction of being more susceptible than men to the painful skin disease herpes zoster, otherwise known…

Popular OTC Heartburn Drug Could Give You a Heart Attack

Popular OTC Heartburn Drug Could Give You a Heart Attack

Nigam H. Shah, MBBS, PhD | June 10, 2015

Quick relief from acute heartburn and its chronic cousin GERD is a good thing. But is it worth risking a…

5 Hidden Causes of Pain
Pain

5 Hidden Causes of Pain

Vijay Vad, MD | June 10, 2015

If you’re hurting, it’s crucial to find the real culprit… Do you have arthritis, backaches or some other type of…