Health

I didn’t realize that headaches and muscles spasms might be symptoms of cardiac arrest. And neither does the majority of

If you’ve ever tripped over a child’s toy, slipped while scrubbing the tub or skated down an icy sidewalk trying

Mindfulness has enabled this 35-year-old to stay calm, despite a debilitating endometriosis diagnosis

Wine and other alcoholic drinks are either touted as a cure-all, or something to skip altogether. Best Health sorts out...

With vaccines, antibiotics and the penchant for cleanliness, a germ just doesn't stand a chance. This means the immune system...

A new blood test helps gauge your ovarian reserve

Is it time to give toxic relationships a spring cleaning?

Here are 10 easy lifestyle changes to reduce your risk of getting cancer

A sleep doc who's been there shares three ways she prevents insomnia

Most women will experience the itching and burning of a yeast infection, which is an overgrowth of the Candida albicans...

You may think varicose veins are simply an unsightly fact of life that come with the onset of middle age....

Cancer of the uterus is a disease that tends to affect women after menopause.

If this is your first urinary tract infection (UTI), you can take solace in the fact that you're not alone:...

Much of what we used to believe about peptic ulcers turns out to be wrong. In place of yesterday's bland...

Thyroid disorders affect the body's metabolism. When hormones produced by the thyroid gland get out of whack, a range of...

Drug misuse is the taking of drugs that can harm health, make it hard to function socially, or are simply...

Brief episodes of stress can raise our energy levels and improve performance. But high levels of stress on a regular...

Many promising new drugs, devices, and therapies are being developed to boost survival rates and improve the quality of life...

Nights are hardly restful if you have sleep apnea, a chronic and sometimes dangerous condition in which your breathing literally'and...

The skin is composed of many different types of cells'basal cells, squamous cells, melanocytes, others'that naturally grow and slough off...

Good news, sinusitis sufferers! Easy-to-follow at-home treatments can produce welcome relief, and plenty of symptom-specific medications can really help.

Perhaps you thought that you were off the hook when your chicken pox cleared up way back when. But the...

Sexually transmitted diseases ' commonly known as STDs ' are infections caused by micro-organisms passed on from person to person...

Schizophrenia is probably the most misunderstood of all mental illnesses.

If you thought you'd never wear shorts again because of your blotchy, flaking skin, take heart. You will be glad...

If misery loves company, PMS sufferers are an empathetic crowd. But by taking a proactive approach to this recurring condition'starting...

Pregnancy is a time of joy, but it places great physical and emotional demands on a prospective mother. It can...

Symptoms of Parkinson's disease are so subtle and develop so slowly that it usually takes 5 to 10 years before...

Ovarian cancer is hard to detect because there are no early symptoms, and later ones are vague and can mimic...