Category: Wellness

A disease becomes classified as a “rare disease” if it affects less than 200,000 people in the United States at any given point. Rare diseases (sometimes called orphan diseases) aren’t exactly rare when it comes to sheer numbers – there are more than 7,000 conditions that are termed “rare diseases,” affecting about 25 million to…

High blood pressure, high blood sugar levels, excess body fat around the waist and abnormal cholesterol levels – put it all together, and the symptoms may mean you have metabolic syndrome, a condition that results in an increased risk of heart attack, diabetes or stroke. The risks increase exponentially with each of the four horsemen…

Stem cell research has been in the news for decades, promising to deliver a new world of medicine in the fight to treat diseases and injuries. The good news is that progress is being made. Stem cells are the root generators of all other cells. Stem cells divide and form other cells, called daughter cells.…

Are you a beautiful blond? A bold brunette? A ravishing red head? Come on now, be honest. What color is your hair REALLY? Let’s face it — hair color is red-hot (no pun intended). Not only does it cover unwanted grays, but it also makes us feel sexy. That said, there’s been much recent debate…

The headlines shocked Americans. Three people were dead, and countless others had been hospitalized. Was it a mass shooting? A tragic fire in an apartment complex? A 10-car pileup on an Interstate? Nope. The culprit was the last thing you’d expect. Soft cheese. That’s right, soft cheese had been contaminated by a natural-born killer. And…

Colonic hydrotherapy is a method of using water to irrigate the colon and allegedly flush out impurities. The practice dates back centuries but first became popular in the United States in the 1920s. Flushing the large intestine is generally viewed dubiously among medical professionals. They believe the health benefits are largely overstated or false, and…

Two Denver parents found out the hard way that some doctors are not really all that they appear to be. Desperate to find help for their teenage son, who was dying of cancer, David and Laura Flanagan turned to Dr. Brian O’Connell. He assured them that he could cure their 18-year-old son, Sean, of late-stage…

Most of us think about our eyes when it comes to glare. However, we forget about our ears when it comes to noise and other habits that can damage hearing. In a world filled with excess noise and other hearing risks, the ears are paying the price. The result is a collective damage to hearing…

As children, we’re constantly reminded of the many habits that can damage teeth. Fast forward to adulthood, and we often forget about this important concept altogether. The truth is that simple habits that seem harmless can wreak havoc on teeth. The result can be tooth fractures, oral cancer and tooth decay. No one wants that!…

When it comes to expiration dates, the obvious comes to mind — milk, meat, eggs and anything else that could become disturbingly rancid. But what about all of those other foods that we wouldn’t normally think of? Many foods seem so safe that we don’t think to look at expiration dates. And other foods do…