SleepSick During the Holidays? 7 Unexpected Reasons You’re Under the Weather Certain seasonal routines may be silently weakening your immune system, but here’s how to avoid getting sick during the winter season.
Healthy HabitsAn MD Lists the 5 Warning Signs You Have Bad Hygiene Sometimes the only option is cut corners when it comes to self-care…but these hints can indicate the true quality of your clean routine.
Cold and FluThings You’re Touching Every Day That Might Make You Sick Take a moment to think back to all of the surfaces you touched today. It may not seem like much, but the average person touches about 140 objects per…
Eczema7 Eczema Treatments Dermatologists Use on Themselves More than 30 million Americans, including babies and children, live with eczema. We asked top dermatologists to share the eczema treatments they use on themselves.
Food9 Disgusting (and Dangerous) Things You Don’t Realize You’re Eating Beware of putting these seemingly innocent foods on your kitchen table—and in your mouth.
PneumoniaWhat Is Walking Pneumonia? Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment Also called atypical pneumonia, walking pneumonia is different from regular pneumonia in a few key ways.
Home Remedies15 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do with Baby Shampoo What’s gentle enough to use to cleanse your baby’s tender hair and skin but strong enough to wash your couch? Why, baby shampoo! Who knew?!
Healthy HabitsHere’s How Often You Should Really Wash Your Towels Here’s the general rule of thumb for how often you should wash your towels.
Eczema9 Things You Need to Know About Eczema (Especially If You Have It) If you’re among the estimated 1.6 million Americans with eczema, you’ll want to know the symptoms and best treatments for this itchy skin condition.
Periods9 Things Your Period Secretly Wants to Tell You Your monthly visitor fills you in on why it’s sometimes clumpy, gives you diarrhea, and when it plans to go away for good.
TravelThis Is What Happens When People Travel the World to Save Their Own Lives More and more Americans are heading to Asia, Europe, or the Caribbean to receive the life-saving medical care they need. Sure, you can save thousands, but medical tourism does have risks. These real-life stories illustrate some of the ups and downs.
Eye CareWhat Is Blepharitis? 8 Things Eye Doctors Need You to Know Blepharitis symptoms, or eyelid inflammation, range from mild to severe and has many possible causes. Learn how to treat and prevent it.
Heart Disease13 Common Infections That May Raise Your Heart Attack Risk From STDs to pneumonia to flu, certain infections can increase the risk of heart attack in susceptible people.
Exercise10 Nasty Infections You Could Catch at the Gym You go the gym to for your health—but the gym itself can be a breeding ground for germs and bacteria that could make you sick.
Foot Care6 Things That Can Cause a Black Toenail and Treatments That Help The causes of a black toenail can range from toenail fungus to skin cancer. Here’s what it means, how to treat it, and how to prevent it.