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Silent Reflux

‘Silent Reflux’: A Different Kind of Acid Reflux

If you have a chronic cough, difficulty swallowing, or other persistent symptoms that seem to arise from your throat, your problem may be related to acid reflux—even if you’re...
reversing hair loss

Hair Growth in a Bottle?

Reversing hair loss over the counter sounds like a perfect fix: A daily supplement, with nutrients your body may need anyway, that can help regrow thinning hair. It would...
Fatty Liver Disease

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...
music therapy

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

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...
Berberine

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

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

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

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...
cough medicine

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...