The birth control pill has long been the birth control of choice for many women. While the birth control pill is 99% effective when used consistently, its effectiveness significantly drops if you veer from your daily dose.
Recent studies are looking at the potential links between specific hair care product use to overall health and cancer risks for Black women: much more than just the possibility of visible and damaging side effects.
A new treatment for dry eye disease is providing relief for people with certain forms of the condition. Called intense pulse light therapy or IPL, the treatment can be performed in your doctor’s office and has been very effective.
The American Cancer Society estimates that nearly 66,000 new uterine and endometrial cancer cases will be diagnosed in the United States within the next year.
Cold sores are painful blisters in or around the mouth. These sores are a marker of the herpes simplex virus (HSV), which comes in two forms, HSV-1 and HSV-2. Anyone with either type of HSV is at risk of developing cold sores, but type one is most often responsible.
If you have insulin resistance, you may be able to reduce or even reverse it by adopting healthy lifestyle habits such as regular exercise and a healthy diet.
An estimated 58.5 million adults in the United States have arthritis. A number that is expected to increase as our population gets older.
In general terms, arthritis describes inflammation or swelling of the joints. A person with arthritis will experience pain and stiffness in one or more joints. There are more than 100 conditions that can affect your joints, tissues around the joint and other connective tissues. It is a leading cause of work disability among U.S. adults.
More than one in 10 Americans have high cholesterol. Why is this important to know? High cholesterol is one of the leading risk factors for heart disease, the number one killer of all Americans. As your total cholesterol rises, so does your risk for heart disease.
