Health

Long Hours at Day Care Don’t Worsen Young Kid’s Behavior: Study

Working parents will be relieved to know that young children who spend extended hours in childcare centers are not at ...

How the Latest Technology Can Help You Manage Heart Failure

Learn about some of the latest tools you can use to manage your heart failure, from medical devices to apps ...

Advances in Heart Failure: What’s on the Horizon?

A specialist describes the latest treatments for heart failure, and which new therapies are in the pipeline.

Ejaculation Problems

Too fast? Too slow? How to overcome premature ejaculation, delayed ejaculation, and other ejaculation problems.

Are Pain Meds Bad for Your Gut?

Blocking pain with medication may compromise a process that protects the gut from damage, Harvard researchers say.

How Do You Know Your AD Needs Advanced Treatment?

When do you need to step up from a topical treatment to one that clears skin body-wide? Learn how your ...

Major Depressive Disorder and the Changes It Brings

Learn about ways that major depressive disorder may affect you, including changes in energy level and appetite.

Weight-Bearing Exercise: 8 Workouts for Strong Bones

You can preserve bone density, balance, and strength — with a little tango, tennis, golf, and more!

Chemicals in Household Plastics May Raise Risk for Fibroids

A new study reveals how the link between phthalate exposure and fibroid growth happens.

Nutritional Benefits of the Strawberry

The tiny strawberry is packed with vitamin C, fiber, antioxidants, and more.

How to Deal With Side Effects of Medicine

WebMD has tips to keep medication side effects from putting a damper on your life.

Tip Sheet: High Blood Pressure and Pain Relievers

Many over-the-counter pain relief medications can make high blood pressure even higher. Follow these tips to be safe.

Are You Overusing Nasal Spray?

Nasal sprays may ease nasal congestion, but overusing them can backfire into a condition called rhinitis medicamentosa.

Premature Graying: Reasions, Options

Experts explain why some of us are destined to sport the ‘distinguished’ look at an early age.

Iron: What You Need to Know

Do you really need to take an iron supplement? Get the facts.

Study Confirms Memory, Concentration Issues After Lyme Disease

People who have been treated for Lyme disease, but continue to have symptoms, have changes in their brains that confirm ...

You Are Your Own Best Advocate

With type 2 diabetes, it’s vital to know the facts and communicate with your care team, especially when you face ...

Roberta Flack Has ALS, Can No Longer Sing

Her ALS, also called Lou Gehrig’s disease, “has made it impossible to sing and not easy to speak,” manager Suzanne ...

More U.S. Kids Are Heading to ERs After Drinking Cough Suppressant

Health officials report an increasing number of young children are showing up in emergency rooms after accidentally ingesting the cough ...

Lung Cancer: Advice That Helps, Advice That Hurts

A non-small-cell lung cancer survivor and advocate shares the words that helped and hurt her the most.

11.3% of Middle and High Schoolers Use Tobacco Products, CDC Says

More than 3 million middle and high school students said they used tobacco products in the last 30 days, the ...

Get Hives and Wheeze When It’s Cold? It May Be Cold Urticaria

With cold urticaria, patients develop red, raised, itchy bumps — hives — after exposure to cold, and may have trouble ...

Optimizing Treatment for Inoperable Lung Cancer

There are more treatments than ever for inoperable lung cancer. Here’s how to make your therapy work toward its fullest.

Lung Cancer: How My Health Care Team Helped Me

One lung cancer patient explains why finding the right health care team is vitally important.

Elementary School Kids Offer Encouraging Words — and a Pep Talk

Two art teachers in Healdsburg, CA, set out to create a hotline for anyone in their small wine country town ...

Our Food Is Getting Sweeter, Changing Appetites

The food supply has more added sugar and sweetener than many of us realize. While there’s no sugarcoating the reality ...

How to Stay Connected When You Have Crohn’s

Tips for keeping an active social life when you’re managing Crohn’s disease symptoms in your daily life.

Colorado Says Yes to Medical Use of ‘Magic Mushrooms’

Psilocybin may have potential as a treatment for a host of mental health conditions, including depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder ...

The Clitoris Steps Into the Spotlight With New Scientific Discovery

Until recently, the clitoris was an understudied body part that has led to stigma when patients have medical issues. A ...

What Parents Should Know About RSV

RSV is sweeping through children and crowding hospitals and outpatient pediatrician offices. But children are still sick with colds and ...