Heart disease can come with age despite a heart-healthy youth. Statin drugs are the most effective and most prescribed drugs…
There’s nothing like a good night’s sleep. The American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the Sleep Research Society recommend seven…
Once every seven minutes, a Medicare patient gets a cardiac stent they don’t need.” “Coronary stent overuse is running rampant.”…
If you have pain and stiffness in your knees that isn’t caused by a recent injury, you may have knee…
If you follow celebrity news, you may have learned about sports superstar Bo Jackson’s health ordeal. Bo, who survived professional…
According to Harvard Medical School’s Harvard Health Letter, about 20 to 30 percent of Americans are following a gluten-free diet.…
If you Google prostate health, the first page that pops up lists a long line of prostate supplements. Many men…
"My heart just skipped a beat.” You have probably heard it or said it. It’s called a premature ventricular contraction…
The most common health fear among people over age 50 is Alzheimer’s disease. One solution to this angst for many…
People with high blood pressure benefit from high blood pressure monitors, and people with diabetes use home blood sugar monitors.…
Over-the-counter (OTC) pain and fever medications are the most common medications Americans take. Although there are many brand names, there…
In October, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) issued new guidelines for anxiety screening in primary care. They now…
In 2017, in a rare moment of bipartisanship, the U.S. Congress passed legislation mandating the U.S. Food and Drug Administration…
About four out of 10 women have dense breasts. Density has nothing to do with size—it just means that dense…
Health supplements are a big industry. According to a recent market survey, Americans spend about $50 billion per year on…
