Many people with chronic kidney disease take medicines prescribed to lower blood pressure, control blood glucose and lower cholesterol.
Corns and calluses are hard, thickened areas of skin that form because of friction or pressure. To treat them, dermatologists recommend these tips: ...
Getting pregnant too soon after giving birth can be risky for both you and your baby. Becoming pregnant again within a year of giving birth increases the chanc...
The following symptoms of diabetes are typical, according to the American Diabetes Association. However, some people with type 2 diabetes have symptoms so mild...
The American Cancer Society (ACS) recommends these cancer-screening guidelines. Ask your doctor if you should begin any of these tests earlier based on your ...
The U.S. is in love with coffee. Roughly 62 percent of Americans drink it every day, an all-time high—and coffee may just well love us back. Recent scientifi...
Depression may be undiagnosed or misdiagnosed in some older adults because sadness is not their main symptom. They may have other, less-obvious symptoms of de...
Q: What can I do to treat or avoid getting athlete’s foot? A: Athlete’s fo...
Nearly one in five people suffers from occasional insomnia. These tips can help you get to sleep faster and sleep more soundly:
Expired medications can be less effective or even risky due to a change in chemical composition or a decrease in strength. Also, certain expired medications ar...
One of the most important things you can do to take care of yourself is to take your doctor’s advice and take your medicine as prescribed. This is sometimes ...
The most important thing any smoker can do to improve his or her health is to quit smoking completely. That means not smoking at all, not even “once in a whi...