Bring in the bell peppers! Affiliate

Bring in the bell peppers!

Environmental Nutrition Bell peppers, which are often mistakenly referred to as vegetables, are nutritious fruits with great health benefits. The…

Reasons for developing allergies later in life not always clear Affiliate

Reasons for developing allergies later in life not always clear

Mayo Clinic Q&A DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I didn’t have allergies when I was younger. But now in my 40s, I…

Pool safety can save your child Affiliate

Pool safety can save your child

The Kid’s Doctor Drowning is the leading cause of death for children between the ages of 1 and 4, and…

Financial planning for special-needs children Affiliate

Financial planning for special-needs children

Jessica and Nathan Pugh’s 5-year-old son, Lachlan, has a rare brain malformation that affects his motor skills, but that doesn’t…

Pericardial constriction can have significant effect on kidneys Affiliate

Pericardial constriction can have significant effect on kidneys

Mayo Clinic Q&A DEAR MAYO CLINIC: What causes pericardial constriction, and why does it make me swollen? Is there anything…

Don’t fall for ‘teatoxing’ Affiliate

Don’t fall for ‘teatoxing’

Environmental Nutrition Q: Are there any benefits to teatoxing? A: Of all nutrition misinformation, the idea that one can “detox”…

Dust mite busters for better asthma control Affiliate

Dust mite busters for better asthma control

The Medicine Cabinet: Ask the Harvard Experts Q: My son was recently diagnosed with asthma. I am trying to reduce…

Novel treatments for unexplained persistent coughing Family Health

Novel treatments for unexplained persistent coughing

The Medicine Cabinet: Ask the Harvard Experts Q: I cannot get rid of this cough. I don’t smoke. My lung…

Late-term births may offer future cognitive benefits Affiliate

Late-term births may offer future cognitive benefits

When mothers deliver later, babies are more likely to have physical problems, but they also are likely to have cognitive…

Six ways to lower your risk for colon cancer Affiliate

Six ways to lower your risk for colon cancer

Colon cancer is one of the more common cancers in the U.S. About 1 in 20 Americans will develop colon…

Doctors shouldn’t routinely recommend e-cigarettes to smokers Affiliate

Doctors shouldn’t routinely recommend e-cigarettes to smokers

The health benefits of quitting smoking are widely accepted, but researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill…

New options for seniors to get care at home Affiliate

New options for seniors to get care at home

As Americans age and the need for long-term care grows, the options for providing it continue to evolve. An increasingly…

Five things you need to know about multiple sclerosis Affiliate

Five things you need to know about multiple sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis (MS) can happen to just about anyone. The central nervous system disorder affects your brain and spinal cord.…

Treatment options for obstructive sleep apnea Affiliate

Treatment options for obstructive sleep apnea

When the doctor says you have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), you’ll likely hear about the gold standard in treatment: continuous…

Osteoarthrosis can’t be reversed, but symptoms can be effectively managed Affiliate

Osteoarthrosis can’t be reversed, but symptoms can be effectively managed

Mayo Clinic Q&A DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My mother, 70, has osteoarthritis and was prescribed medication to help with the pain.…

Avoid this common hazard of being in the hospital Affiliate

Avoid this common hazard of being in the hospital

Harvard Health Blog My mother was lucid and alert when she was hospitalized for pneumonia. But by the middle of…

Treatment is crucial for women with postpartum depression Affiliate

Treatment is crucial for women with postpartum depression

Mayo Clinic Q&A DEAR MAYO CLINIC: What causes postpartum depression, and is it possible to have it immediately after giving…

Self-care steps usually relieve discomfort from painful hemorrhoids Affiliate

Self-care steps usually relieve discomfort from painful hemorrhoids

Mayo Clinic Q&A DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Every few months, I develop hemorrhoids that are quite painful, but, after a few…

What causes a finger to turn white? Affiliate

What causes a finger to turn white?

The Medicine Cabinet: Ask the Harvard Experts Q: Over the past few months, one or two of my fingers will…

Starting a high-fiber diet Affiliate

Starting a high-fiber diet

Do you get enough fiber in your diet? The Institute of Medicine recommends that women aged 19 to 50 get…

The truth behind standing desksAffiliate

The truth behind standing desks

Harvard Health Letter Are you reading this while standing at your desk? There’s a good chance that you are —…

Can aspirin protect against cancer? Affiliate

Can aspirin protect against cancer?

Harvard Health Blog The other day, a fit 50-year-old man came to me for a visit to review his health.…

Many ways to lower cholesterol will reduce heart disease risk Affiliate

Many ways to lower cholesterol will reduce heart disease risk

Harvard Health Blog Several contemporary clinical trials have shown that cholesterol-lowering statin drugs reduce the risk of heart attacks in…

Ask the Harvard Experts: Seeking relief for morning foot pain Affiliate

Ask the Harvard Experts: Seeking relief for morning foot pain

The Medicine Cabinet Q: Every morning when I get up my right foot hurts so much that I can hardly…

Teen smoking on the rise as e-cigarettes become readily available Affiliate

Teen smoking on the rise as e-cigarettes become readily available

The Kid’s Doctor E-cigarettes, which were a relatively obscure curiosity only a few years ago, are now available at not…

What you should know about Medigap pricing Affiliate

What you should know about Medigap pricing

Q: I turned 65 a few years ago while living in Florida. My wife and I are about to move…

Can your coffee habit help you live longer? Affiliate

Can your coffee habit help you live longer?

Harvard Health Blog Whether they take it hot or cold, black or “regular,” many people say they can’t live without…

Metabolic Syndrome and Diabetes Related, But Not the Same Affiliate

Metabolic Syndrome and Diabetes Related, But Not the Same

Mayo Clinic Q&A DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My mother is in her 70s and was just diagnosed with metabolic syndrome. Is…

Eating for Diverticulosis Affiliate

Eating for Diverticulosis

Environmental Nutrition  By Marsha McCulloch, M.S., R.D., Environmental Nutrition Newsletter Your odds of diverticulosis increase with age — it affects…

Should You Swaddle Your Baby? Affiliate

Should You Swaddle Your Baby?

By Claire McCarthy, M.D. Harvard Health Blog When I was in medical school, the nurses in the newborn nursery taught…

Plan ahead to cover retiree health care costs Current Articles

Plan ahead to cover retiree health care costs

By Susan B. Garland, Kiplinger’s Retirement Report When you draw up a retirement-spending budget, you’re likely to account for utilities,…

Get Started on Mindfulness Meditation Today Affiliate

Get Started on Mindfulness Meditation Today

The Medicine Cabinet: Ask the Harvard Experts By Howard LeWine, M.D. Q: I have been hearing a lot more about…

Four good foods to eat full-fat Affiliate

Four good foods to eat full-fat

By Lisa D’Agrosa, M.S., R.D. If you lived through the relatively long era when fat was considered the enemy, you…

Zika, Pregnancy and Microcephaly: What You Need to Know Affiliate

Zika, Pregnancy and Microcephaly: What You Need to Know

By Alicia Rohan www.awellnessupdate.com As concerns about the Zika virus rise among women of childbearing age in the United States,…

Untreated RLS can make it difficult to get a good night’s sleep Affiliate

Untreated RLS can make it difficult to get a good night’s sleep

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Once or twice a week my legs feel “jumpy,” to the point that I can’t fall asleep.…

Low blood sugar a concern for patients with diabetes Affiliate

Low blood sugar a concern for patients with diabetes

Mayo Clinic Q&A DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I have type 2 diabetes and take medication for it. How concerned should I…

How being male or female can affect your health Affiliate

How being male or female can affect your health

Source: NIH News in Health Are you male or female? The answer to this seemingly simple question can have a…

Rate of progression of Parkinson’s disease hard to predict Affiliate

Rate of progression of Parkinson’s disease hard to predict

Ryan Uitti, M.D., Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Fla. DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My father is 64 and was diagnosed with Parkinson’s…

Dietary guidelines sent the wrong message about flossing Affiliate

Dietary guidelines sent the wrong message about flossing

The Medicine Cabinet: Ask the Harvard Experts By Robert Shmerling, M.D. Q: I recently read that flossing may not be…

How stress affects seniors and how to manage it Affiliate

How stress affects seniors and how to manage it

Harvard Health Letters We all experience a little stress from time to time. It’s not so hard to handle when…

What you need to know about Zika virus Affiliate

What you need to know about Zika virus

By John Ross, M.D. Last week, the government of El Salvador gave what might be the strangest public health advice…

Turn away from neck pain Affiliate

Turn away from neck pain

Harvard Health Letters Neck pain is a nagging ailment that affects everyone at some time. In fact, approximately 80 percent…

Find hospitals that score high before you check in Access to Care

Find hospitals that score high before you check in

By Eleanor Laise, Kiplinger Retirement Report Choosing a good hospital shouldn’t seem all that difficult. If you’re facing surgery or…

Putting nitrates into perspective Affiliate

Putting nitrates into perspective

By Densie Webb, Ph.D., R.D., Environmental Nutrition Newsletter Nitrates in processed meats such as bacon, ham, deli meats, sausages and…

Coronary bypass surgery unlikely to cause cognitive decline Affiliate

Coronary bypass surgery unlikely to cause cognitive decline

The Medicine Cabinet: Ask the Harvard Experts By Howard LeWine, M.D. Q: My cardiologist recommended coronary artery bypass surgery because…

Your blood work, on the edge of normal Affiliate

Your blood work, on the edge of normal

Harvard Health Letters As a smart medical consumer, you know it’s important to look over the results of your routine…

HIV still growing, even when undetectable in the blood Affiliate

HIV still growing, even when undetectable in the blood

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine A team of international researchers led by Northwestern University found that HIV is still…

ADHD medication for kids: Is it safe? Does it help? Affiliate

ADHD medication for kids: Is it safe? Does it help?

By Ellen Braaten, Ph.D. Harvard Health Blog Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most commonly diagnosed psychiatric…

Accidental acetaminophen overdose is common Affiliate

Accidental acetaminophen overdose is common

The Medicine Cabinet: Ask the Harvard Experts By Howard LeWine, M.D. Q: A friend was recently hospitalized with liver damage.…

Childless seniors need to build a safety net Affiliate

Childless seniors need to build a safety net

By Susan B. Garland, Kiplinger Retirement Report Childless and divorced, Linda Wiesman, 67, is apprehensive about her future. With two…