You often hear the term when you are in your doctor’s office…CBC—a complete blood count. But you probably don’t know exactly what it measures and...
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Your Medical Test Results
There are many things about our health-care system that cause anxiety. Issues such as getting a reasonably quick appointment with a specialist or the cost...
Fix Your Thinning Hair
Have you started to notice that your hair isn’t as thick as it used to be? Or are you seeing more strands on the bathroom...
Extraordinary Everyday Health Tips from Bottom Line’s Panel of Experts
Some of the most important things we can do for our health aren’t big or difficult—they’re small things done often and correctly. The experts Bottom...
Micro Hospitals – A Growing Trend
The old saying “What goes around, comes around” is the best way to describe what is happening in the hospital industry. Starting in the 1970s,...
Surprising Things That Affect Your Health
We all know that choosing the wrong surgeon could put our health in danger—but why would the date you have a surgery matter? We know...
What We Can Learn from SuperAgers
Why do so many older people experience age-related memory loss? Why do some develop dementia? Researchers have devoted tremendous amounts of time and money to...
Disrupt the 11 Pathways of Aging
A decade ago, experts in the field of anti-aging medicine gathered near the western tip of Sicily. Their goal: Reach a consensus about promising opportunities...
Anti-Aging Serums – Worth the Hype?
Sales of anti-aging serums are expected to triple in the next 10 years to $150 million. There already are thousands of over-the-counter products making promises...
The Biosimilar Solution
We’re all familiar with generic medications: the less expensive versions of medications that most insurance companies want us to get instead of their brand-name counterparts....
How To Protect Yourself From Noise Pollution
You hear a lot about the health dangers of air pollution, but there’s another type of pollution (a type you may not even realize is...
Older Americans Are Facing Unfair Health-Care Challenges: How You Can Fight Back
Aging in America offers plenty of opportunities…and plenty of challenges. Medicare helps pay health-care bills, but the health-care system doesn’t always serve people over age...
