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Natural Ways To Boost Your Immune System
It seems to happen every winter. One day, everyone's fine, and the next, your friends, coworkers and family members drop one by one into the miserable abyss of flu season. Beyond getting a flu shot, and washing your hands often, the best line of defense comes...
Feeling Financial Stress May Lead to Physical Pain
People who feel their financial outlook is shaky may actually experience more physical pain than those who feel financially secure, according to new research in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. The findings indicate that...
Screen Exposure Linked With Migraine In Young Adults
According to research published in Cephalagia, too much time in front of electronic screens can increase the risk of headaches and migraine in young adults. Previous studies have found associations between screen time exposure and headaches in children between the...
Fibromyalgia and Acupuncture
Individualized acupuncture treatments were tied to greater pain relief for people with fibromyalgia, according to results from a small trial in Spain that compared the approach to sham acupuncture. Researches found the benefits of tailored acupuncture seemed to...
Meet The Smartphone App That Can Help You With Meditation
Healthy Living Editor, Lindsay Holmes at The Huffington Post explains a new app, called 10% Happier developed by ABC News host and meditator Dan Harris. By now it's no secret that meditation can transform a person's whole mindset, but rarely do we set aside the time -...
The Sugar in Fruit
Sophie Egan of The New York Times answers a question often asked by readers: "Does the sugar in fruit cause insulin to spike in the same way as regular sugar?" Not if the fruit in question is whole fruit. Unlike honey, cane sugar, high-fructose corn syrup and other...
Knitting and Health Benefits
Jane Brody, personal health writer for The New York Times, shares with her readers her personal experiences and recent research connecting knitting and health benefits. I've made countless afghans, baby blankets, sweaters, vests, shawls, scarves, hats, mittens, caps...
New Light Therapy For Migraine
A team of researchers from the Medical University of Vienna is investigating new therapies to treat light sensitivity, which causes migraine in many people. For some migraineurs, normal levels of daylight send them to darkened rooms during an attack. They are also...
FDA Okays Intranasal Migraine Medication
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a low-dose sumatriptan powder delivered intranasally for the treatment of migraine with or without aura in adult patients. "Onzetra Xsail provides a new and much needed treatment option for what can be a...
Proton Pump Inhibitors and Kidney Health
Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), used to treat heartburn and acid reflux, may increase kidney-disease risk. In a study of over 10,000 adults who were followed for 15 years, PPI users were 20% to 50% likelier to develop chronic kidney disease during this time than were...