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Is Your Liver Getting Fat?
Health experts have been tracking the rise of fatty liver disease (medically called steatotic liver disease) with increasing concern. About 25 to 30 percent of adults are affected, along...
The Healing Power of Music
Have you ever turned on your favorite song after a particularly stressful day and immediately felt a wave of calm wash over you? Much more than just entertainment, music...
Expired Drugs: Reading Between the Lines
Part 2 of a 3-part series on product 'expiration' dates
You have a headache, so you reach for the bottle of aspirin—but it expired last month. The date on your...
Bah-Bah-Bah, Bah-Bah-Berberine
Berberine—a compound extracted from a variety of plants, including barberry, goldenseal, and tree turmeric—has been used for centuries in traditional Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine, mostly to treat gastrointestinal issues....
Celebrity Endorsements Everywhere
Celebrity endorsements are nothing new. Lucille Ball turned into a redhead for Max Factor, children all over the world wanted Nike Air Jordan sneakers once Michael Jordan wore them,...
Procedural Sedation
If you’re scheduled for an outpatient procedure such as cataract surgery, a colonoscopy, or dental work, what they have in common is the type of sedation you may be...
Tonsil Stones: An Often Overlooked Cause of Bad Breath
Have you been experiencing a bad taste in your mouth and bad breath that doesn’t seem related to anything you’ve eaten? Perhaps a sore throat or a feeling of...
Got a Cough?
If a sore throat, stuffy nose, sneezing, and headache aren’t enough to make you feel miserable from a cold or other acute upper respiratory infection this winter, you may...
Urinary Incontinence: Don’t Suffer in Silence
Urinary incontinence (UI) can leave you fearing loss of bladder control every time you cough or laugh, or planning your days so you’re never too far from a restroom....
The Long Road to Understanding Long Covid
Since the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, some patients have recovered from an acute bout of Covid-19 but then experienced months or even years of profound fatigue, brain...
