Sep 24, 2015
Every year at this time, we hear it’s time to get the flu shot. After last year’s vaccine missed the mark, how does the Center for Disease Control regain the […]
Sep 16, 2015
A generation ago, there was no such thing as pre-diabetes. Well, the condition existed – it just wasn't given a name or diagnosed the way it is now.
Sep 9, 2015
Many of us are guilty of neglecting our medicine cabinet – specifically, our prescriptions. Sometimes we feel the need to hang onto them, perhaps because they were costly or “just […]
Sep 3, 2015
Blood in the urine can be a scary sight, yet it's a symptom many people ignore until it is bad enough to land them in a hospital emergency department.
Aug 26, 2015
Only half of brain cancers actually start in the brain. The rest – as in the case of former president Jimmy Carter – are metastatic tumors from cancer that originated […]
Aug 20, 2015
It’s the time of year when parents are celebrating the return to routine as their children return to school – unless you have a teenager.
Aug 13, 2015
When a mosquito decides to dine on your blood, you typically know it – there's pain, itch, and annoyance. Ticks, on the other hand, take a stealthier approach.
Aug 6, 2015
When most people think of eating disorders, they think of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa.
Jul 23, 2015
The Food and Drug Administration recently announced it intends to require warning labels and child-resistant packaging on liquid nicotine products such as those used in e-cigarettes.
Jul 16, 2015
They may look neat, but the dangers of sunburn tattoos far outweigh the coolness factor.
