Health and Wellness

There are more than 600,000 Americans who will die from cancer in 2018. There are also nearly 2 million people diagnosed with it every year. If your family doesn’t have a history of cancer, you might not think you’re susceptible to falling into either of these categories. But the truth is that anyone can fall […]

Despite around 1 in 10 Americans living with diabetes, certain myths about the disease continue to exist. This could be why 1 in 4 people are unaware they have diabetes and why another 86 million people are currently “prediabetic”. Dispelling diabetes myths will help those understand their condition as well as helping others around them […]

Scorpions are the stuff of nightmares for some people, but they might be able to do more good than you’d think. One of the compounds found in scorpion venom could help treat one of the most common and painful conditions in the country: rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease where the immune system […]

If you suffer from psoriasis, you know that it’s difficult to deal with the itchy and painful sores that develop on your body. Don’t worry, you’re not fighting this battle alone–around 7.5 million Americans have psoriasis too. Because psoriasis is an autoimmune disease, it can be especially difficult to treat. Experts still aren’t sure what […]

Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women throughout the world. About 1 million cases are diagnosed each year. While the survival rates a much higher among patients who are treated early on, there is still much to be learned about the disease. For instance, researchers only recently learned that the amino acid, asparagine […]

Do you suffer from heartburn? What is your plan? Do you pop a couple of OTC heartburn pills before you indulge in spicy food? Or do you regularly see a gastrointestinal (GI) doctor and monitor your heartburn symptoms? If you aren’t doing the second option, it’s recommended that you do. Heartburn may seem like a […]