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, …
Emergency First Aid: How to deliver a baby
It happens more often that you’d think – babies are born all over the place. And in emergency situations, it’s …
Doctors look down on herbal remedies. Why?
This is from the March 2016 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. As usual, the establishment medical …
Alzheimer’s disease could be caused by herpes virus, warn dementia experts
Drugs trials have failed and it’s time to face up to the fact Alzheimer’s is probably caused by viruses and …
Urgent care or Emergency Room?
How to pick where to go for medical attention When unexpected health mishaps arise, many peoples first reaction is to …
TEXAS: Zika virus now spreading through sex. DoD relocating pregnant personnel.
We have been reporting on the spread the Zika virus as it barrels down on North America. While most transmission …
UPDATE: The devastating Zika virus
Zika virus is spread to people through mosquito bites. The most common symptoms of Zika virus disease are fever, rash, …
Birth defect Zika virus “spreading extensively.”
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr. Margaret Chan convened an emergency meeting to discuss the Zika virus which she said was “spreading …
The Drinkable Book – Cleaning unpotable water with silver particles
“According to its developers, a simple book with twenty pages has the ability to provide enough clean water for a …
What do you ACTUALLY know about melatonin?
I have problems sleeping, so like many Americans I have turned to non-narcotic options that are available over the counter …
3 things you should know before taking cold and flu medicine
Between headaches, stuffy noses, cough and the occasional fever, chances are you’ll at some point reach for over-the-counter medicines (OTC) …