Chris Iliades, MD, is a retired surgeon and regular contributor to Bottom Line Health.
Both vegetarian diets and hip fractures are becoming more common with women. In the U.S., about five percent of the…
It’s not a revelation that late-night snacking on foods high in salt, fat and sugar can pack on the pounds.…
To screen or not to screen for colon cancer…. Most doctors advise their patients to begin colonoscopies starting at age…
Insomnia is the most common sleep disorder, affecting about 10 percent of Americans, the American Sleep Association reports. Another 30…
Decades of nutrition studies suggest that people who eat more fruits and vegetables live longer and have a lower risk…
Aspirin can be a lifesaver if you’re having a heart attack. But aspirin for the prevention of heart disease is…
Cardiovascular disease, including stroke and heart disease, is the number-one cause of death in both the U.S. and Denmark. Researchers…
Being diagnosed with cancer is no longer a death sentence. Thanks to advances in medicine, survival rates are on the…
Hospital records during the COVID-19 pandemic show that men are more likely to be hospitalized for severe COVID than women.…
If you’re trying to eat healthy, you probably know to tread cautiously in the cookies aisle and frozen foods section…
Between 12 and 13 percent of men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer. For those with low-risk disease, the National…
According to the American Heart Association and the American Academy of Neurology, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is bad for brain…
Since 1934, chronic fatigue has gone by many names, but today it’s called myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS).This disorder affects…
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is more common than glaucoma and cataracts put together, and it’s the leading cause of vision…
Breastfeeding has long been hailed as super healthy for the nursing baby. It’s also a beneficial practice for the mom,…