High Cholesterol: Symptoms, causes and treatments

  High Cholesterol: Symptoms, causes and treatments Millions of Americans are diagnosed with high cholesterol each year. Whether it’s related t…

Go Red for National Wear Red Day

  What is National Wear Red Day? Since 2002, people across the United States come together and dress in red on the first Friday of February (Ame…

What You Need to Know About Cholesterol

  Cholesterol 101 Cholesterol is naturally produced by your body and is essential for your body in controlled amounts. When your cholesterol lev…

Looking Ahead to American Heart Month

  What is American Heart Month? American Heart Month encourages people to focus on their hearts. Since 1964, February has been designated as the…

What You Need to Know About Cervical Cancer

  Understanding cervical cancer Cervical cancer occurs in the cells of the cervix – the lower part of the uterus – and is most often caused by t…

Flu Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Prevention

The Flu, short for influenza, is a common contagious viral illness that can be spread directly or indirectly. It is spread directly from one person to …

What is Fibromyalgia, and What Can We Do About It?

A mystery to many, fibromyalgia continues to be one of the most misdiagnosed illnesses today. Take a moment to learn a little bit more about this wides…

Learn about the three most common skin cancers today

You see it in magazines, on television, and even on the bus benches as you wait for your ride. The 17th century brought us the first accounts of operat…

Good news for bladder cancer patients: New treatment available

Every year, there are around 74,000 new bladder cancer cases in the United States alone. In men, it's the fourth most common cancer and the eighth most…

Opioid addiction: What can we do to stop it

Opioid addiction has reached epidemic levels, according to government agencies. Opioids consist of chemicals that bind to receptors in the body and …