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Looking for Drug-Free Pain Relief? Try Healthy Eating
For people who carry extra pounds, a healthy diet may help ease chronic aches and pain—even if the number on the bathroom scale doesn’t change, a recent study suggests.
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Taking the Stress Out of Your MRI
Considering that nearly 40 million magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans are performed in the United States each year, there’s a reasonably good chance that you’ll have this test at...
Don’t Believe the Bad Rap on Seed Oils
In 2024, the American Heart Association (AHA) published an article asserting that "there's no reason to avoid seed oils and plenty of reasons to eat them.” In the Make...
What Your Nose Knows
Scents and memories are intertwined, which is why the smell of baking cookies takes you straight back to your mother’s kitchen and a whiff of suntan lotion recalls childhood...
The Placebo Prescription?
I recently came across a medical study that caught my eye because it investigated a controversial subject. In a survey of doctors from 21 countries, researchers posed this question:...
Blink Twice: Can This Supplement Really Relieve Dry Eye Disease?
I’ve tried over-the-counter artificial tears for the stinging and burning of my dry eyes, but they don’t help enough. What do you think about the oral supplement Blink NutriTears...
Colon Cancer Stool Tests: Timely Follow-Up Screening Is Slipping Through the Cracks
At-home stool tests offer a convenient way to screen for colorectal cancer, but most people fail to keep up with the yearly testing schedule, according to a large U.S....
Burning for Answers About UTIs?
Pain and pressure in your lower belly, an urgent or constant need to pee, burning when you urinate, and cloudy or foul-smelling urine are strong indications that you've got...
Light Pollution: The Health Risk You Can See
The idea that pollution is harming human health is nothing new. Scientists have long warned that exposure to fine particulate matter from industrial and vehicle emissions increases the risk...
Well Fed But Undernourished
Most Americans have more than enough food to eat. Our average daily calorie intake has risen steadily over the past few decades, weighing in at 3,540 in 2021, according...
