Post-polio syndrome occurs in people who once had the virus, and it is characterized by fatigue, slowly progressive muscle weakness, and muscle and joint pain.

Researchers have found that resting heart rate is one of the strongest indicators of heart attack risk.

When it’s in its original form within a fruit, fructose is naturally accompanied by vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients that make it good for you.

The latest vitamin D study shows that this essential nutrient might just be a natural cure-all, right down to the common cold.

Basically, anything ending in “ose” on an ingredient label has had its natural goodness removed.

Researchers have been theorizing that statins may help prevent breast cancer. According to a new study, there is a definitive answer to this question…just not the one the pharmaceutical industry was hoping to hear.

Tums are mostly calcium carbonate, the least well-absorbed form of calcium.

According to a recent study — published in the prestigious British Medical Journal, mind you — “unhealthy lifestyle boosts stroke risk.”

The best possible nourishment for an infant and toddler is breast milk, and this is the best diet for him until the little one starts demanding to eat what everyone else is eating.

They’ve been arguing against the risks of HRT uncovered by the Women’s Health Initiative study ever since they were released. But a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine could cement its fate once and for all.

Opthalmic and other varieties of migraines are frequently helped by the same general five-step approach that’s usually effective in treating “regular” migraines.

Losing your hearing is frustrating, embarrassing, and in some cases, it can be downright dangerous. The good news, though, is that it doesn’t have to be a “normal” part of getting older.

When it comes to vitamin C, the best daily dose is different for every person.

Researchers examined genetic factors involved in multiple sclerosis (MS) risk. They found that one of the genes known to have the strongest effect on MS risk interacts closely with DNA and proteins that rely on vitamin D to activate them.

Actually, there’s a great reason to take extra vitamin C: If you don’t, your body won’t get any of this crucial vitamin at all.

According to one of the study’s co-authors, “If you fall into the category of women described here, and you do in fact have an adequate diet, there really is no reason to take a multivitamin.”

Most often, chronically plugged ears are due to allergy — even if you’ve never been diagnosed with or troubled by them before.

Researchers from the University of Maryland, the University of Wisconsin, and the Craig Venter Institute decoded the genetic make-up of 99 different strains of the common cold.

Seborrheic dermatitis is one of those “collective diagnoses” that is actually used to label several closely related conditions.

Spring is on its way and that means the return of birds, leaves, flowers…and some less welcome company. Namely, bugs.

In general, I don’t recommend synthetic molecules (drugs) for long term use to improve mental function or memory.

Until you actually HAVE one, there’s just no way to understand how miserable hot flashes really are. And anything that could cut the number of them you have in a day in HALF would be a godsend.

If your doctor is against using natural hormone therapy, it’s definitely a good idea to look elsewhere, especially since going the natural route takes a little more than writing out a one-size-fits-all prescription.

The peanut butter fiasco has finally made everyone well aware of just how inept the agency really is.

There are some real challenges and concerns about bee venom therapy, particularly as there is an underground of patients who are routinely practicing self-stinging to get relief.