A new study delivers a lifesaving message to older men about the potentially deadly skin cancer known as melanoma: If you can't examine your own back, have a loved one take a look, and if there's something suspicious, see a doctor.
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Over the past two months, we have been discussing the vital issue of meds compliance. So, if we remain compliant we will get well, right?... Read more »
Is it too early to celebrate yet? The spring equinox is happening in a mere three weeks, bringing with it the end of winter, of being... Read more »
As far back as 400 B.C. Hippocrates observed that asthma tends to run in families. Starting in the 1990s scientists started discovering... Read more »
Each year I see hundreds of new patients with complaints of hives and swelling. Hives are intensely itchy skin rashes that resemble welts... Read more »
The Canadian government is giving more than $500,000 to a schizophrenia advocacy group to fund research into the link between marijuana use and an... Read more »
Results from a new study have found that people who look younger than their actual age tend to live longer than people who look older than they are.... Read more »
Experts say that though what you put on your skin is important for its health, what you put in your body can also have a powerful effect on your... Read more »
Looking at photos of sick people may help you ward off illness, a new study suggests. In a new study, researchers asked participants to look at... Read more »
Scientists at the annual meeting of the American Thyroid Association are studying thyroid problems in pregnant women, since thyroid problems can... Read more »