Allergies
Eosinophilic esophagitis: A new food-related allergic condition on the rise?
In the early 1990s, doctors began describing a new condition affecting the esophagus of patients who were predisposed to allergies […]
Allergies
Blood Pressure
Blood Presure
Fight chronic inflammation and cholesterol to protect your heart
High cholesterol has long been known as a bad actor in heart health. Too much LDL (bad) cholesterol in your […]
Body and Mind
Body and Mind
Can we restore memories we’ve lost?
You ask what is happening when we store away a memory, and when we remember it. In the past 30 […]
Digestive Health
Digestive Health
What is a hiatal hernia?
Hiatal hernias are very common. They occur when part of the stomach pokes through a natural gap (called a hiatus) […]
Excercise and Fitness
Exercise
Try this move for better core strength
Build stronger torso and pelvic muscles by holding a plank. Adopting small changes over time can add up to better […]
Drugs
Drugs
How is treatment for myasthenia gravis evolving?
Myasthenia gravis (MG) — a medical term that translates as “serious muscle weakness” — is a rare neuromuscular disease. An […]
Weight Loss
Weight Loss
Weight-loss diets that keep your heart happy
Most people who’ve lost weight and kept it off for years will tell you that sticking to your new eating […]
Cardiovascular Health
Heart health
Can personality affect heart disease risk?
Remember the Type A personality? First coined back in the 1950s, the term refers to people who are aggressive, ambitious, […]
Nutrition
Nutrition
The Nutrition Source
Most of us have experienced an intense urge to eat a certain food—ideally right away. More often than not, that […]
Women’s Health
Women's health
5 ways to make sure the post-pandemic recovery focuses on women
Although men are more likely than women to die of COVID-19, it is women who have overwhelmingly borne the economic and […]
Skin Health
Skin Health
Polycystic ovary syndrome and the skin
Often, the skin can be a window to what is occurring inside your body. For women with polycystic ovary syndrome, […]
Aging
Aging
The 3 main options for physical rehabilitation
Have shoulder pain? Recovering from traumatic illness, surgery, or a bad fall? Your doctor may well recommend physical rehabilitation or […]
Cancer
Cancer
Cancer survivors: A higher risk of heart problems?
Thanks to advances in early detection and treatment, people with cancer are living far longer than in past decades. But […]
