Preventative Care. Dr. David Samadi will explore the new and often debated areas of preventative care. Prevent cancer, check your blood pressure, eat the right foods and other prevention tips. Get a medical doctor's take on herbal treatments, yoga, homeopathy, acupuncture, vitamins, supplements, massage therapy, spiritual treatment and other forms of alternative therapy for prevention.
The quest for eternal youth often revolves around keeping the largest organ of our body smooth and supple – our skin. One way some individuals have resorted combatting the effects of aging skin is to rely on taking collagen supplements.
Read MoreHowever, data from a Vital Signs Reports from the CDC finds SIDS risk for babies persists despite the ongoing Safe Infant Sleep campaign by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD).
Read MoreCell phone users (and that includes 95% of us) beware – California health officials are sounding the alarm on cell phone radiation.
Read MoreDeep vein thrombosis (DVT) is an often underdiagnosed and yet serious condition in which blood clots usually form in deep veins in the lower leg, thigh, or pelvis or other areas of the body such as in the arm.
Read MoreIt’s always nice to have a day when the sun shines, but beware. Those bright rays bearing down on our planet carry harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation to our eyes.
Read MoreGlaucoma is a condition resulting in progressive damage to the optic nerve due to high pressure in the eye (intraocular pressure). In time, glaucoma can lead to loss of peripheral or side vision and eventually total loss of vision or blindness.
Read MoreHaving an asthma attack can be a scary experience. The struggle to breathe in air, chest tightening and quickened breathing is comparable to drowning in air or the feeling of a cloud in your lungs.
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Signs of gum disease begin to be more noticeable as we age but it can appear as early as in our 30s and 40s.
Read MoreThe golden years- that time of life after retirement from working long years at a job. They are supposed to be “golden” as we envision carefree days spent doing all the things we didn’t have time for in our younger days taking us from one adventure to the next.
Read MoreWe often want to blame a rise in blood pressure on diet, weight, lack of exercise or family history. All of those risk factors can and do play their part of possibly leading to hypertension.
Read MoreThe more a person walks, the greater the health perks. Even if you are just beginning a walking program, every little bit helps making a significant difference to your health.
Read MoreZika virus is mainly spread through the bite of an infected mosquito that bites mostly during the daytime.
Read MoreThe pain of passing a kidney stone is often described as worse than giving childbirth. Other descriptive terms range from excruciating, agonizing, miserable and just plain intolerable.
Read MoreAll that hard work, effort and sweat to get and keep yourself fit as you age really does pay off.
Read MorePeople with diabetes are at a greater risk of potential eye problems referred to as diabetic eye disease.
Read MoreMillions of people suffer from back pain diminishing the quality of life. For some, the pain can be so debilitating it causes them to miss work, social events or even accomplishing everyday activities.
Read MoreFood poisoning is an unwelcomed and unpleasant incidence sending 300,000 people to the hospital each year with the occurrence hitting its highest peak during the summer months.
Read MoreYou may already know that drinking too many alcoholic beverages wreaks havoc with your liver. But alcohol is not your only liver nemesis.
Read MoreAs summer temperatures begin to rise so does the risk of developing the life-threatening condition of heat stroke.
Read MoreThe medical books call it viral gastroenteritis, but your grandmother knew it as a stomach flu, and she knew how to handle it, too.
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