Getting a fever can be both unpleasant and scary. Here’s what to know about how to break a fever fast…and why that might not be...
Diseases & Conditions
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Hemorrhoids Treatment and Prevention
Hemorrhoids are uncomfortable to experience…and to discuss. Yet half the population will eventually endure them. Also called piles, hemorrhoids are swollen veins in the lower...
What Does the Color of My Urine Tell Me?
Urine color is not something that people give much thought to—that is, until they glance down one day and notice that their pee isn’t its...
Valley Fever
If you don’t live in Arizona or California—or even if you do—you may not be aware of Valley Fever, a fungal infection that should be...
Treating Tinnitus
Tinnitus is the perception of sound when no external sound is present. You might hear ringing, buzzing, hissing, whistling, clicking, roaring, chirping, whooshing, or static....
Protect Yourself From Indoor Air Pollution
When you think of air pollution, you probably think of clouds of pollution rising out of smokestacks, and smog from car exhaust. But if you’re...
Stop Grinding Your Teeth
Nighttime tooth grinding can have serious dental consequences, including jaw pain, tooth damage and destroyed dental work. And many people who grind their teeth don’t...
Tuberculosis—Still a Threat for Some of Us
If your doctor is considering prescribing a biologic drug—now given for a wide range of conditions from autoimmune diseases to cancer—you first will have to...
Psychedelic Drugs
Biopharmaceutical firms are racing to develop medicines based on psychedelic compounds such as psilocybin (found in “magic mushrooms”), LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) and Ecstasy/MDMA for mental and...
The Facts About Fluoridation
The appointment of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. as secretary of Health and Human Services has attracted newfound national attention to fluoride. Kennedy and other scientific...
Hypochlorhydria: Low Stomach Acid Symptoms, Causes and Treatment
Stomach acid is essential to digestion…but you probably don’t give it much thought unless you have a problem with your stomach acid level. While many...
What Causes Constipation After Diarrhea?
You’ve just finished a bout of diarrhea…so now why do you have constipation? The simplest answer is that taking an antidiarrheal medication to stop loose...
