“The first step towards change is awareness. The second step is acceptance.” ~Nathaniel Branden Do me a favor and don’t tell my wife what I’m about to share with you. I have an absurd number of weaknesses. Just kidding. My…
Year: 2024
Feb. 20, 2024 – Taking a B vitamin supplement that contains niacin could put people at an increased risk of heart disease. Led by researchers from the Cleveland Clinic, the study, published in the journal Nature Medicine, showed that as many…
Feb. 20, 2024 – When Billy Frolick, 63, collapsed in the Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina, fate was on his side. It just so happened that Lauren Westafer, DO, an emergency room doctor, was catching a connecting flight…
Feb. 21, 2024 – Eyeglasses are ubiquitous. More people wear them than don’t, with some 62% of Americans wearing corrective eyewear in any number of shapes and styles. And that doesn’t even account for the 45 million of us who…
If you have a relapsing form of MS, the most important thing is early treatment with an effective disease-modifying therapy (DMT). https://img.wbmdstatic.com/vim/live/webmd/consumer_assets/site_images/article_thumbnails/other/medical_illustration_blue_brain_pain_01_other/1800x1200_medical_illustration_blue_brain_pain_01_other.jpg 2024-02-21 17:29:49
By Darbi Haynes-Lawrence, PhD, as told to Evan Starkman It’s been 13 years since my neurologist diagnosed me with relapsing-remitting MS, and I still forget that I’m disabled a lot. I’m 47, but in my brain I’m still a college…
If your child suddenly has an attack of diarrhea and vomiting, and they complain of a stomachache, you may think to yourself, “stomach flu.” No, not really. What’s often called “stomach flu” is gastroenteritis, an infection of the stomach and…
Curious about leptin? Here are the facts behind some frequently asked questions. Leptin is a hormone. Those are chemical messengers that help different body parts work together. Leptin sends a signal to your brain that helps you feel full and…
Whether you notice them or not, your body makes lots of noises. The pop and creak of your joints, or the sound it makes when you pass gas, may not alarm you. But it may feel odd to hear your…
“When you lose someone you love, you don’t learn to live without them…you learn to live with the love they left behind.” ~Anonymous If I look like my best friend just died, that’s because he has. Not the one whom…