popular

These days Americans seem to be gulping down over the counter (OTC) medications like they are candy. There are many types of OTC products for the treatment of different medical conditions. If you walk into any pharmacy, there are aisles...

There are several known risk factors for heart disease like diabetes, hypertension, smoking, family history and high cholesterol levels. Now researchers say that people with non-O blood group also have a higher risk of heart attack and stroke. They believe...

Today there are many vaccines for children which have to be taken within the first 2 years of life. However, some parents are now asking their healthcare providers to space the injections or even change the vaccine schedule. These parents...

There is a gluten-free mania going on these days. A large number of people now make it a point to consume gluten-free diets in the belief that doing so would benefit their health. For people who have celiac disease ad...

According to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly 40% of Americans suffer from arthritis. And what is significant is that of the 54 million Americans who have this chronic joint disorder, not all are...

Millions of people remain glued to their androids, digital devices, and computers at home. People spend endless hours on social media sites; when not watching something online, they text. And all this has resulted in a major lack of sleep....

Now that Zika virus has arrived in the US and with millions of American traveling to South and Central America, one would think that getting a test for Zika virus would be easy. Not so. To make matters worse, there...

In the rush to give President Obama a health reform bill lawmakers have ignored fiscal reality.  Douglas Elmendorf,Director of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO),  told theSenate Budget Committee that the health reform bill recently crafted  by the House failed to...

On Wednesday, cloud computing company Salesforce unveiled a new health care platform that aims to improve patient engagement and care by leveraging data from various sources, MedCity News reports (Versel, MedCity News, 9/1). Tool Details Salesforce Health Cloud is a patient...

"A fish tank is just interactive television for cats," wrote Oliver Gaspirtz in "A Treasury of Pet Humor.” An aquarium is not just good for cats, but kids too. The primary behavioral problem diagnosed in kids is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity...