Bad digestion, acid reflux, irritable bowel syndrome and ulcerative colitis — all painful conditions with one thing in common: They can be treated with hypnosis. At...
Cancer is not a modern disease. Imhotep, a great Egyptian physician, wrote about breast tumors in 2600 BC. Greek historian Herodotus described cancer in 400 BC....
As more and more states are loosening their laws concerning the recreational or medical use of marijuana, statistics are showing that it is easier for teens...
Several medical companies are developing different methods of using umbilical cord blood as a more effective and safer replacement for the traditional bone marrow transplant, according...
The rate of doctors in the United States that are experiencing signs of burnout has been increasing in recent years, and more than half are now...
Positive tests for illicit drugs among workers are at their highest level in more than 10 years. That was the finding of lab services provider Quest...
Patients who have a specific kind of cancer, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), have been shown to have better survival rates when they paired immunotherapy drugs...
When the day is hot, it’s time to take precautions at work. Though heat-related deaths and illnesses are preventable, heat led to 37 work-related deaths and...
There are a striking number of benefits for babies that breastfeed, and every expecting mother should strongly consider providing nutrition to their newborn in this way,...
Even eating 12 eggs per week doesn’t affect cardiovascular health or create risks for people with pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes, a study has found. The...
Growing up on or near a farm, as well as merely living close to one as an adult can lower the likelihood of developing allergies, according...
Athletes suffering from chronic back pain or recovering from surgery often take ibuprofen to help them perform, but some experts think this might be a poor...
Type 1 diabetes is a disease that affects 1.25 million Americans and requires constant monitoring and treatment throughout the day, but new technology allows sufferers to...
Increased muscle mass along with decreased levels of excess fat has been shown to help improve the chances of surviving cancer, according to a recent study...
Concierge healthcare is merely an agreement between a patient and a primary care doctor, or group of doctors, that a monthly or annual fee will be...
Shingrix, a newly approved shingles vaccine, is recommended for all healthy adults age 50 and older, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Even...
Cataracts, a clouding of the eye lens, have been known and diagnosed since at least 29 AD, but the treatments, until the 1940s or so, have...
When you read aloud and play with your children, you are helping them control their behavior, a new study finds. The study, published in the journal...
Debt and retirement equals a serious problem Debt is more acceptable these days, but it is becoming a drag on retirement, especially when the unexpected happens....
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) like ibuprofen were shown to work better than opioid-based medications at treating chronic back pain, according to research by the Minneapolis VA...
Patients that suffer from abnormally high cholesterol can benefit from a new class of drugs, but the cost may cause problems for some. Affordable cholesterol-lowering drugs...
Getting a sufficient amount of quality sleep can be difficult for many, but a few changes can have a significant impact, according to the Mayo Clinic....
Nasal allergies affect about 50 million people in the United States and indoor allergens can aggravate them according to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America....
Researchers have come up with a new procedure that creates a mini-pancreas, allowing type 1 diabetes patients to become insulin independent. The University of Miami’s Diabetes...
Organ donors save lives. Donate Life America has been partnering with other organizations since 2003 to celebrate National Donate Life Month during April each year. Once...
Specks in the Eye -Don’t rub the affected eye. -Flush the eye with lots of water. -See a doctor if the speck doesn’t wash out. Cuts,...
All the diets in all the world more or less come down to a simple philosophy: Eat less. Where those diets go after that makes all...
There are many benefits to seniors of owning a dog, and the AARP explains that they include staying more physically fit, socially engaged, and mentally grounded....
By mid-January, the flu season had already made a name for itself as the most widespread on record since officials began keeping track 13 years ago,...
The practice of doctors making house calls to treat their patients, once the norm decades ago, has witnessed an uptrend in recent years, according to U.S....