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New Blood Tests for Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia in older adults, accounting for an estimated 60 to 80 percent of cases. In the past, the presence of Alzheimer’s could...
All About Belly Buttons!
Have you ever wondered just what your belly button is doing there and whether it’s a necessary or useful piece of anatomy? Or pondered why yours takes the form...
I Hate My Skin Tags! Can I Remove Them at Home?
I have these growths on my neck and under my arms. Is an at-home skin tag remover a safe way to get rid of them?
Skin tags (acrochordons) are extremely...
St. John’s Wort: Could It Improve Your Mood?
A combination of antidepressant medications and talk therapy is the treatment mental health providers typically recommend for managing depression. But if you’re looking for another therapy, either because you...
Statin Side Effects Are Actually Few—and Uncommon
If you’ve ever read the side effect warnings on statin medication, it may have given you pause. The many potential risks can sound a lot worse than having high...
To B12 or Not to B12? That Is the Question
Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) is essential for energy production, healthy blood, and nervous system functions, with recent research shedding interesting new insights into its role in cognition. Findings from 2025,...
Ticked Off: The ‘Meat’ Allergy You Never Saw Coming
In my 50 years as an infectious disease specialist, I’ve more than once been humbled by concrete examples of the adage: The more you know, the more you know...
OTC Pain Relievers: What to Use When
The over-the-counter pain reliever acetaminophen (Tylenol) has been in the news lately, since the FDA sent a letter to doctors warning of its possible link to autism, attention deficit hyperactivity...
Stop the Bleed (of Hemorrhoids)
I have hemorrhoids that every so often bleed after a bowel movement. Should I be concerned about this, and what can I do when they act up to ease...
Routine Mammograms May Reveal Hidden Heart Risk
I’ve heard that mammograms can detect breast arterial calcification as a sign of heart disease risk. What should I know about that at my next screening?
While mammograms are primarily...
