Spice Up Your Sex Life with Foreplay
Are you and your partner neglecting sex play? Learn how to add it back into your routine to boost your bond in and out of the bedroom. While "quickies" can be fun and spontaneous, skipping foreplay means missing out on a great way to connect emotionally and physically. According to Pepper...
Rat Urine Is Spreading a Life-Threatening Bacterial Illness in Humans and Dogs
A half dozen people in New York City have recently become ill with an infection commonly transmitted via rat urine. The uptick in cases has led city officials to issue a health advisory cautioning residents to be careful around trash bags and food waste bins outside, which may be...
What Is Cirrhosis? Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention
Chronic liver disease can lead to cirrhosis, a condition in which the healthy tissue in the liver is replaced by nonliving scar tissue. Over time, the scar tissue inhibits the flow of blood through the liver and impairs the ability of the liver to process nutrients, hormones, and medication....
Mushroom Coffee: Are There Health Benefits?
Mushrooms have long been put on lists of supposed “superfoods.” Thought by some to be affect everything from immunity to cancer , various mushrooms have long been used in traditional medicine to prevent and remedy various ailments. Riding that wave is mushroom coffee, a drink made with mushroom powder...
Hospital Deaths and Complication Rates Are Lower With Female Doctors
Hospital patients may have better survival odds and a lower likelihood of serious complications that require repeat admissions when they’re treated by female physicians, a new study suggests. For the study, researchers examined data on about 777,000 people covered by Medicare, the U.S. health program for people 65 and...
Stuck in Traffic, and Stuck With Multiple Sclerosis
Living in a small town of about 2,000 people, we don’t have to contend with traffic all that much. Sure, when summer’s holidaymakers descend on our little peninsula, we’ve a few more cars than normal, but it’s nothing like the snarl of machinery and humanity I witnessed while in...
How Is Metastatic Breast Cancer Treated?
Metastatic breast cancer, also known as stage 4 breast cancer, is diagnosed when the cancer has spread outside the breast to other organs, most commonly the bones, brain, liver, and lungs, according to the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO).e60dc2a1-f33c-4a05-9b50-8e3e8e5976295e33d180-d44b-4e48-a257-ea9c6fbdcfc7 “While is not traditionally considered to...
10 Symptoms of Menopause and Perimenopause
Menopause can arrive with a host of symptoms. Most women experience at least some of these menopausal symptoms — typically when they are in their late forties or in their fifties, although it can occur earlier or later. 1. Hot Flashes and Night Sweats According to the North American...
Nutrition for Healthy Eyes: What to Eat — and Avoid — if You Have Dry or Wet AMD
Brightly colored fruits and vegetables, oily fish, and dark, leafy greens — most of us are familiar with the health-enhancing powers of certain foods. But few appreciate the potentially significant role that some nutrients can play in eye diseases. Here, explore the current thinking about the foods and nutrients...
Is It Healthy to Sleep Naked? 5 Benefits to Know About
Do you have a preference for the type of apparel you wear to sleep in? Maybe it has to be cotton or silk — or flannel for cooler times of year? Or maybe you prefer to sleep in no clothes at all. Nearly 29 percent of people reported sleeping...
