Nutrition
Which foods can save your heart?
Heart-healthy eating involves choosing certain foods, such as fruits and vegetables, while limiting others, such as saturated fats and added sugars.
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What you need to know about infective endocarditis
Bacteria can enter the bloodstream (bacteraemia) through the mouth, gut, or skin.
Children's Health
RSV in children
The only symptoms in very young infants with RSV may be irritability, decreased activity, and breathing difficulties.
Medical
What is the link between Parkinson’s and gut bacteria imbalance?
There is bidirectional communication between the gut microbiota and the brain.
Medical
Is it wrong to lie to your doctor?
Lying to your doctor can lead to the wrong prescription, dose, or diagnosis. If there’s ever a place to be honest about habits and health, it’s the doctor’s office.
Medical
What causes neck pain in men?
Poor posture strains neck muscles from leaning over a computer or hunching over a workbench.
Medical
Hormone Havoc: Navigating the Symptoms of Hormone Imbalance
Hormones are your body’s chemical messengers that help regulate many bodily processes.
Medical
Are you doing it? The importance of self-breast examination.
A breast self-exam helps you understand your breasts’ everyday look and feel. The examination makes you aware of abnormal changes in your breasts or if one breast differs.
Medical
Testosterone boosters for men over 50?
Testosterone levels naturally decline as you age. A man’s ability to produce testosterone starts to decrease at about 40 years old, and levels continue to drop 1 – 3% a year after that.
Medical
Why do I have cramps and no period?
If you’ve come to rely on that pain in your stomach to tell you when your time of the month arrives, it can be unsettling to have cramps but no period.
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