Confused about what is a stye? We are here to help you. Stye eye is a kind of an eye infection which occurs on the base or the inner corner of the eyelids.Although there are many over the counter drugs and eye drops available…

Got a late-night sugar craving that just won't quit? "To satisfy your sweet tooth without pushing yourself over the calorie edge, even in the late night hours, think 'fruit first,'" says Jackie Newgent, RD, author of The Big Green Cookbook. So resist that chocolate cake…

Your Hormones, Your HealthFeeling bloated, irritable, or just not your best? A hormone imbalance could be to blame. Hormones are chemical “messengers” that impact the way your cells and organs function. It’s normal for your levels to shift at different times of your life,…

U.S. health officials issued new guidance Tuesday for doctors whose pregnant patients may have traveled to regions with a tropical illness linked to birth defects.Doctors should ask pregnant women about their travel and certain symptoms, and — if warranted — test them for an…

People who eat more green leafy vegetables, a good source of nitrate, may significantly decrease their risk of developing glaucoma, according to a large study.Based on long-term data for more than 100,000 U.S. adults, those who consumed the most nitrate - mostly from green…

One reason the plague was able to spread so massively across Europe during the Middle Ages may have been that the bacteria that caused the disease lay hidden, in some unknown animal reservoir, for centuries, a new study reports.In the study, researchers in Germany…

Flavonoid-rich foods like blueberries, cherries, radishes and citrus fruits may reduce the risk of erectile dysfunction in men, with the greatest impact on people younger than 70. In a conducted by the University of East Anglia (UEA) and Harvard University, researchers found that in addition…

Hanna Lottritz, then 20, went to a Nevada music festival with friends on July 25 and ended up in a 24-hour coma, having nearly died due to acute alcohol intoxication.Almost six months later, the University of Nevada, Reno, journalism student's essay about the experience…

It may be possible to detect the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease through urine odor, potentially leading to a non-invasive test for the most common form of dementia.In a study published Thursday in Scientific Reports, researchers used an animal model to focus on changes…

It may be possible to detect the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease through urine odor, potentially leading to a non-invasive test for the most common form of dementia.In a study published Thursday in Scientific Reports, researchers used an animal model to focus on changes…