Tag: disease

A person needs a little madness every once and awhile, or else they’ll go crazy. I’m paraphrasing words from a character in the novel...

In the United States, there were an estimated 161,360 new cases of prostate cancer last year, and 26,730 deaths (equivalent to 4.4 percent of all...

For many weary travelers, coming down with a cold after a long flight is par for the course. That’s because airplanes are the perfect...

Lupus is a shape-shifting disease that can masquerade as any number of maladies. It’s a potentially life-threatening autoimmune disorder that can strike anyone, at...

There’s a lot more at stake than the loss of some beach real estate as we battle with climate change. In fact, no matter...

Rejoice, workaholics worldwide, because it turns out your steady diet of caffeine and alcohol might actually be doing you some good. No, you didn’t...

There is little doubt that antibiotics have played a very important role in medicine. Their use has helped eradicate diseases like tuberculosis. They have...

Elephants and naked mole rats are two animals that rarely get cancer. Scientists believe these two creatures may have genetic mechanisms that allow them repair...

A 14-year-old boy suffering from a rare condition called polyostotic fibrous dysplasia, which causes scar-like tissue to develop instead of bones, has passed away...

When it comes to coconut oil, the debate rages on. On the one hand, conventional health “experts” and the average American continue to write...