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Self-Massage The Right Way
When you feel an ache or pain coming on, you’re first instinct might be to massage it until it feels better. That can definitely help, but there is a right and wrong way when it comes to massaging. Always massage in ...
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Living with Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia (FMS) is a widespread musculoskeletal pain and fatigue disorder for which the cause is still unknown. Fibromyalgia means pain in the muscles, ligaments, and tendons - the soft fibrous tissues in the ...
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Obesity and Alzheimer's
If you're working hard to keep your waistline from expanding, don't give up. Your efforts could mean both a healthier body and a sharper mind. New research on Alzheimer's disease has revealed that there may be a ...
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Second ALS Gene Identified
Scientists have identified a second gene implicated in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS. The discovery identifies the second known cause of the fatal, poorly understood disease. ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's ...
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Sugar Intolerance May Cause Digestive Symptoms
At the American College of Gastroenterology annual meeting, doctors from the University of Iowa reported that fructose, a sugar found in honey and many fruits, may be the culprit behind gastrointestinal symptoms that ...
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Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a universal consequence of aging among animals with a bony skeleton. This common disease develops when the linings of joints degenerate, leading to pain and decreased mobility. Many factors ...
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Asthma Affects Adults Also
Asthma was once thought primarily as a children's disease, but not any longer. These days, increasingly older adults are being diagnosed with asthma. A recent study by Mayo Clinic researchers indicates more than 40 ...
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How to Prevent Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis is often considered a female-only disease. But the bone-weakening disease is also surprisingly common in older men. About 10% of men over 75 have osteoporosis, and some may not even know it. Doctors ...
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Exercise Induced Asthma
If you have exercise-induced asthma, you probably already know it. So let's take a look at what you can do to control it. First, there are a lot of prescriptions out there that can help with just about every kind of ...
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Guarding the Middle
If you're working hard to keep your waistline from expanding, don't give up. Your efforts could mean both a healthy body and a sharp mind. New research on Alzheimer's disease has revealed that there may be a ...
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Kick Kidney Stones
Kicking a cola habit might help keep recurring kidney stones in check. Studies suggest that certain beverages may be associated with an increased risk of developing kidney stones. In one study, kidney stone sufferers ...
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Take it Home
If you are concerned about high blood pressure, measuring it at home may help ease your mind. A recent study revealed that home blood pressure measuring may be a ...
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Causes of Eye Pain
A wide variety of disorders can cause pain in or around the eye. In general, if the pain is persistent, severe or associated with decreased vision get medical attention. Also, try to characterize the type of pain and ...
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Protect Your Vision
Over 50 million computer users in the United States are believed to have Computer Vision Syndrome, symptoms of which include eye fatigue, dry or sore eyes, and headaches. But there are some simple things you can do to ...
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Headache Relief
Those of you who are migraine sufferers may be aware that certain foods can trigger or aggravate your headache. Among foods sometimes associated with migraines are MSG, chocolate, aged cheese, citrus fruit, and sodium ...
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November Is Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month
November is Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month and whether you're currently caring for someone or want to prevent it in the future there is some important new research on Alzheimer’s disease. According to the
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Flu Buster Recipe
This terrific smoothie has a triple dose of vitamin C and perfect for those feeling-lousy kind of days.
Ingredients
* 1 C. fresh orange juice
* 1 C. quartered fresh ...
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Two-Thirds Taking Allergy Pills They Don't Need
Researchers at Ohio State University find that 65 percent of people taking allergy medications do not have allergies, NBC-TV reports. 'We expected it to be somewhat high, but not quite that high,' says Dr. Sheryl ...
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Smoking And Schizophrenia
Psychiatrists have long known that cigarette smoking is common among people with schizophrenia. Now researchers at Yale have found that when these patients quit smoking, certain aspects of their condition get worse. The ...
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Kava May Increase Risk of Liver Disease
Kava and its active ingredients, kavalactones, are well recognized in the world of herbal medicine for their calming and anti-anxiolytic properties. From a pharmacologic standpoint, kava's active ingredients produce ...
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