Your skin–the largest organ in your body–serves many critical purposes, so skin care is...
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Four tips for reducing your chances of getting pneumonia
Pneumonia is an infection in one or both of a person’s lungs caused by bacteria, viruses and...
Avoid memory supplements
Today, there are about 80,000 dietary supplement products on the market, up from 4,000 25 years...
Why aren’t hospitals designed with older patients in mind?
Last Saturday, I was with my mother-in-law at the rehab facility to which she had been sent for...
The side effects of gout medication
Gout is one of the most painful types of arthritis. While medications can help, lifestyle and...
Amarin makes unsupported claims about its heart disease medicine
As we all know, some pharmaceutical companies will go very far to sell their products. Shefali...
The price we pay for insulin
Insulin was discovered 100 years ago. Still, pharmaceutical companies marketing the drug are making...
Finish your antibiotics!
There are two simple ways to get the most out of your antibiotics and avoid promoting antibiotic...
How your doctor can help you age in place
We all know the expression, “If you don’t ask, you don’t get.” It is as...
Five ways to avoid heartburn without drugs and what to do if you...
Heartburn and Gastro-esophegial reflux disease (GERD) can be awful conditions that are quite...