As people age, they begin to complain more of pains in their muscles and joints. They seem to stiffen up with age, and such commonplace activities as bending over for the morning paper can make them wince.
Such pain can grip so fiercely that they are sure it begins deep in their bones. But the real [...]

Vitamins and minerals can be absorbed by the body in a number of ways. Primarily, they enter your body through the foods you eat. However, you can also take vitamin supplements. One of the most common methods of taking supplements is by a liquid form.
Although liquid vitamins may taste worse than vitamins in flavored, chewable [...]

A stroke occurs when an artery carrying blood to the brain gets clogged or bursts disrupting blood supply. The brain, deprived of oxygen, begins to die. The majority of strokes result from clogging of arteries; artery bursts account for less than 20% of strokes.
A stroke that damages the right brain can cause paralysis in the [...]

Having a build-up of calcium plaque in the arteries means increased risk of heart attacks and death from heart disease in multiple ethnic groups, according to new findings from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health. Previous studies have shown that [...]

Botox is a beauty product produced from Botulin, one of the most poisonous substances known to mankind. However, medical researchers found a way of using Botox to enhance beauty by injecting small amounts of the toxin to arrest the formation of wrinkles. Most would consider the physiology behind the process morbid. But patients don’t seem [...]

For depressed people with bipolar disorder who are taking a mood stabilizer, adding an antidepressant medication is no more effective than a placebo (sugar pill), according to results published online on March 28, 2007 in the New England Journal of Medicine. The results are part of the large-scale, multi-site Systematic Treatment Enhancement Program for Bipolar [...]