There are dangerous items all over the house, but what鈥檚 the most dangerous to ingest? Household bleach, Visine eye drops, or those colorful pods of laundry detergent? Barbara Crouch with...
If you鈥檙e satisfied with the care you鈥檝e received from your family physician for much of your life, you might wonder whether you even need a geriatric specialist. Dr. Mark Supiano...
You probably manage your Barrett鈥檚 Esophagus with medications and visits to a gastroenterologist. But if the condition starts to worsen or cancer develops, you may need surgery to stop or...
Every parent knows how frustrating it is when their baby is crying and they don鈥檛 know how to help them. While young children can鈥檛 use words to convey what they...
Most of us are familiar with the health risks associated with exposure to bisphenol-A (BPA), found in most plastics, but there is still a lot that we don鈥檛 understand. Christy...
Neck and back pain are common, but if you have recurring pain, you might wonder if there鈥檚 something going that鈥檚 contributing to your chronic cricks. Spinal surgeon Erica Bisson, MD...
Are you noticing a combination of neck or upper back pain and a tingling or slowing in the reaction time of your arms and legs? It could be a compression...
As you age, your nutritional needs drastically change. Meeting those needs every day by eating the right foods and taking some supplements is important to keeping your body strong and...
The question comes up every few years but seems particularly relevant today as funding for scientific research gets tighter and the numbers of academic jobs decrase. Richard Dorsky, Ph.D., director...
Pre-diabetes is much more common than you might think: Diabetes expert Dr. Tim Graham says about forty percent of Americans are pre-diabetic and less than ten percent of those people...
The rate of childhood obesity has more than tripled in the last 30 years. About one third of kids are either overweight or obese. But the US ranks number fifth...
Abdominal pain, bloating and gas can be caused by any number of problems, but diverticulitis is a common source of those symptoms. It鈥檚 an infection of the large intestine that...
Teenagers are growing to become more independent, which can lead to clashes with parents. In this podcast, Dr. Cindy Gellner gives some helpful tips for maintaining a healthy and respectful...
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the leading cause of infertility in reproductive age women. A new study reveals genetic changes that lead to PCOS, findings that are helping to explain...
One in ten Americans deal with mental health issues such as depression or anxiety every year, but there鈥檚 still a stigma surrounding the topic. Many people don鈥檛 seek treatment because...
Just because the human papilloma virus (HPV) is a sexually transmitted disease doesn鈥檛 mean that鈥檚 the only way you can get it. HPV is known to cause many cancers, including...
There鈥檚 a growing trend of women taking home their placenta and ingesting it after delivering a baby. Are there benefits to this? Certified nurse Midwife Debra Penney talks about why...
When you get your lab results in the mail or online, it鈥檚 possible that you might have results outside the normal range. What does that mean? Should you worry? Dr...
Did you know puberty could start as early as eight years old? Many parents worry about the changes and behaviors that can accompany the teenage years: bad attitudes, rebellion, and...
These days, we use the internet to search for answers to almost everything. But if someone is having an emergency because they ingested too many pills or drank something under...
Will it work for me? What are the side effects? Why did the FDA reject it twice? Addyi, the woman鈥檚 sex-drive drug, should be available sometime in October 2015. We...
If you鈥檙e unable to wear contacts or glasses, or just plain tired of them there are other options to help correct your vision. The obvious one is LASIK, which can...
Most people don鈥檛 think of pharmacists as being involved with primary care at the clinic, but Dr. Carrie McAdam-Marx, associate professor of pharmacotherapy at the University of 极速六合彩, thinks that...