Soothing solutions for managing irritable bowel syndrome
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Your diet and food choices can be a major player in helping reduce and relive IBS symptoms. Here are 14 strategies that may help to minimize symptoms:
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Become a donor and save a life
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Here’s a look at the difference between organ, PBSC and bone marrow donations and blood donations:
Read MoreCollagen Supplements: Fountain of youth or false hope?
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Can taking a collagen supplement really help reduce wrinkles, sagging and overall shallowness our skin may experience over the years?
Read MoreTop 8 heart health myths busted
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There are however, many misconceptions about heart disease and how it affects our health. Here are eight commonly held beliefs that it’s time to clear up the confusion over them:
Read MoreMeasles outbreak ‘hotspot’ near Portland, reminds us of importance of vaccinations
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The outbreak has quickly escalated around Portland, Oregon and into Washington leading health officials to declare a public health emergency warning people about the spread of this highly contagious virus.
Read MoreE-cigarette use has jumped 75 percent among youth
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This significant jump in e-cigarette use has prompted the AAP to seek help for new federal regulations which would include the following:
Read MoreEarly warning signs of Multiple Sclerosis you need to know
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Multiple sclerosis (MS) is unpredictable. Anyone of the current 2.5 million people around the world with this progressive autoimmune disease will tell you that.
Read MoreOverall cancer death rates in the U.S. decline while some cancers continue to climb
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The good news is that over the past 25 years, there has been a dramatic 27 percent drop in cancer-related deaths in the U.S.,
Read MoreDiverticulitis Best foods to eat preventing diverticulitis
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It is estimated that diverticulitis affects 5 to 10 percent of the U.S. population by age 50. Risk factors associated with diverticulitis include age, history of constipation, obesity, lack of exercise, and a lack of fiber.
Read More5 cancers with the best survival rates
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This is why commonly right after those words are spoken one of the first questions people often ask is “What are my chances for survival?”
Read More6 Foods you’re eating causing belly bloat
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Belly bloat is usually not serious but it is capable of making you feel puffy and uncomfortable and sometimes impossible to zip up your skinny jeans.
Read MoreQuiz time: Get to know your kidneys
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One of the most important organs in your body is your kidneys.
Read MoreSkills for coping with peripheral neuropathy
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Every day, upwards of 20 million Americans suffer from a condition called peripheral neuropathy.
Read MoreDementia increases risk of falling: How to reduce the threat
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Anyone with dementia not only deals with cognitive decline, but also faces the increased risk of falling.
Read More5 Common autoimmune diseases to be aware of
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Normally the immune system of healthy people quietly does its job of keeping us from getting sick by seeking out and destroying invaders of the body that want to cause us harm.
Read MoreNixing nighttime trips to the bathroom
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Men are much more frequently affected by nocturia than women are, and those who have difficulty walking are at increased risk of injury.
Read MoreHere’s what hypertension does to your body
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When you see or hear the words hypertension or high blood pressure, your first association might be with your heart.
Read More5 Surprising causes of blood sugar swings
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Blood sugar levels can be fickle. Ask any person with diabetes and they will agree.
Read MoreWhy smoking is bad for bone health
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The longer a person smokes the more damage to their bones especially when a person continues to smoke past the age of 40. Bone health is affected from the nicotine and toxins found in cigarettes in many ways:
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