Health

Did you know that your liver is your largest internal organ (roughly the size of a football!)?  Your hard-working liver, weighing roughly three to four pounds in total, sits just under your rib cage on ...

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Eye strain — also called "tired eyes" or eye fatigue — is believed to be a problem for more people today than ever before. Why is this? With more time spent staring into electronically-lit screens everyday (such ...

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It’s now estimated that more than 60 million American adults experience heartburn symptoms at least once a month. Surveys have found that the number of people reporting daily or weekly heartburn and/or acid reflux symptoms has ...

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If you've ever consumed meat from a fast food chain, you may have questioned the quality of the protein you were eating, whether it was a hamburger or chicken nuggets. Now we can add Subway chicken ...

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Have you ever had red, raised, itchy bumps that came out of nowhere? If the answer is "yes," then you likely have already experienced hives at some point in your life. Hives can really startle you when ...

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Blood clots stop you from losing too much blood after an injury, stop germs from getting into a wound and allow the wound to heal. However, sometimes blood clots form in the blood stream when there ...

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Diabetes insipidus,  is a debilitating and rare disease, with a prevalence of 1 out of 25,000 people. Often referred to as "water diabetes," it is a condition characterized by frequent and heavy urination, excessive thirst ...

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The loss of pituitary gland hormone production — also known as hypopituitarism — can be a serious, life-long condition. The pituitary gland is our master gland. It helps to produce many hormones that are necessary for ...

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Are high heels bad for your feet? Most people get it, understanding that heels aren't the healthiest choice when it comes to footwear. Still, many love them regardless, since they make your legs look longer ...

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About half of all people who have pulmonary embolism (PE) display virtually no symptoms, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute reports. In fact, many aren’t aware at all of having the condition. (1) The number of ...

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