In a report from the BBC, the world is on the verge of a “post-antibiotic era”, scientists have warned after …
Why are elderly Americans being over-treated with statins?
Surge In Statin Use Among Very Elderly Without Heart Trouble Raises Doubts By Lisa Gillespie Many doctors are choosing a better-safe-than-sorry …
Dental Tourism – A viable and cost-saving alternative
Medical tourism is so popular in the United States that an average of 150,000 people travel abroad every year for …
EXPOSED: Giant cover-up of deadly infection in US hospitals. Be very vigilant.
EXPOSED By Ryan McNeill, Deborah J. Nelson and Yasmeen Aboutaleb. (Reuters) RICHMOND, Va. – Josiah Cooper-Pope, born 15 weeks premature, did …
This berry destroyed a cancerous tumor in days.
Watch this amazing result! An experimental cancer treatment based on rainforest berries has been successfully shown to destroy tumours in …
I never heard of these programs, did you? Cardiac rehabilitation programs are great – if you do them.
Cardiac Rehab Improves Health, But Cost And Access Issues Complicate Success CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Mario Oikonomides credits a massive heart attack …
How to give yourself a 3-minute foot massage.
Hard day at work? Kids running you ragged? Overdid it on the machine? Got a spouse who’s always demanding a foot …
Allergies: Finding alternatives to antihistamines
You’ve probably seen commercials before for antihistamine allergy medicines like Sudafed and Benadryl. For some people, these products offer relief …
Cupping – It worked for Phelps, would it work for you?
In cupping , through either heat or suction, the skin is gently drawn upwards by creating a vacuum in a …
Syncing Up Drug Refills: A Way To Get Patients To Take Their Medicine?
You have your red pill and your green pill. There’s the one you take at breakfast, the one you take …
Zombie bacteria outbreak from animal that’s been dead for decades
An anthrax outbreak has overtaken the remote Yamalo-Nenets district of western Siberia killing 1,500 reindeer in a week and forcing the hospitalization …
Sometimes Tiny Is Just The Right Size: ‘Microhospitals’ Filling Some ER Needs
Eyeing fast-growing urban and suburban markets where demand for health care services is outstripping supply, some health care systems are …
Internal Affairs – How to check your poop is healthy
Your bowels consist of the small intestine and the large intestine (colon). Your small intestine absorbs foods and liquids. It …
Busting Myths About Mental Illness
When Annie Powell, 35, was in the midst of a 72-hour manic episode in February 2013, she felt like Superwoman: …
Filling A Prescription? You Might Be Better Off Paying Cash
Some consumers who use health insurance copays to buy prescription drugs are paying far more than they should be and …
Colon Cancer Screening: Five Things To Know
It’s a predictable passage in life: Hit 50, get lots birthday cards with old-age jokes, a mailbox full of AARP …
Sucking chest wound? You need the Asherman Chest Seal!
A pneumothorax is the medical word for the condition when air leaks through a defect in the lung, the chest wall or both, …
Single dose cure for malaria coming down the pike
As we discussed last week, the political discontinuation of DDT hit America hard – but nowhere near as hard as the effect …
Balloon Sinuplasty for chronically blocked sinuses
I hadn’t heard of Balloon Sinuplasty until this week but it seems lots of people need it. Symptoms of chronic sinus …
E-cigarettes helped me quit smoking, saved my life
By Robert Romano E-cigarettes are a relatively inexpensive smoke cessation product — and they probably saved my life. Thanks to …
One nasty and one nice remedy for that horrible cough
The worst part of a common cold is the persistent cough. The coughs that come with colds are extremely tough …
Probiotics — do they work? And how about prebiotics?
They’re everywhere. Probiotics. But did you know most of them aren’t going to fix anything? The word probiotic means literally …
Need somewhere safe for elderly relatives to walk – try the mall
Flora Yang is small, spry and not afraid to tell you her age: “90-something.” She walks twice a week at …
Staying healthy abroad: the vaccinations you’ll need
Before going abroad, you’ll want to make sure you have the required vaccinations and inoculations. The shots that you’ll need …
Could this spinal cord implant allow paralyzed individuals to walk again?
Oh wow! I found something I agree with the president about! Science is cool and this breakthrough is amazing. Tonight …
No angioplasty. Say goodbye to the stent!
This is an amazing new angioplasty technique to remove blockages in your arteries. No more stents claims the manufacturers! This …
Vitamin D found to heal damaged hearts
Vitamin D supplements may help people with diseased hearts, a study suggests. According to the BBC, a trial on 163 …
Why we need to understand farts
While researching the IBS story I found this from a BBC article: “What comes out of the backside only tells …
Suffer from IBS. You need FODMAP.
The Low FODMAP diet was developed by researchers at Monash University in Australia. The Monash team, led by Peter Gibson, …