The quest for eternal youth often revolves around keeping the largest organ of our body smooth and supple – our skin. One way some individuals have resorted combatting the effects of aging skin is to rely on taking collagen supplements. 

However, data from a Vital Signs Reports from the CDC finds SIDS risk for babies persists despite the ongoing Safe Infant Sleep campaign by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD).

Cell phone users (and that includes 95% of us) beware – California health officials are sounding the alarm on cell phone radiation. 

Here comes the sun and along with it an increased risk of this six billion-year-old ball of fire’s UV rays damaging your skin. Each summer dermatologists warn and remind us that being outdoors exposed to sunrays without protecting your skin can result in significant harm to the appearance and health of your body’s largest organ. 

Just because others around you (and maybe yourself) have already started sneezing, coughing, developing a sore throat, and getting sick with a cold or the flu, doesn’t mean you are next. 

Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is an often underdiagnosed and yet serious condition in which blood clots usually form in deep veins in the lower leg, thigh, or pelvis or other areas of the body such as in the arm.

One of the most common complications from diabetes is diabetic neuropathy.  Over 200,000 cases of diabetic neuropathy are diagnosed each year in the United States. 

It’s always nice to have a day when the sun shines, but beware.  Those bright rays bearing down on our planet carry harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation to our eyes.

Glaucoma is a condition resulting in progressive damage to the optic nerve due to high pressure in the eye (intraocular pressure).  In time, glaucoma can lead to loss of peripheral or side vision and eventually total loss of vision or blindness.  

Middle-aged adults need to pay particular attention to their blood pressure according to a statement from the American Heart Association.

Having an asthma attack can be a scary experience.  The struggle to breathe in air, chest tightening and quickened breathing is comparable to drowning in air or the feeling of a cloud in your lungs.

This fall when you get your flu shot, you may want to consider the time of day it is given.  This was the conclusion from a study published in the journal Vaccine.  

You know it when it happens – that burning sensation beginning in the middle of your chest that can sometimes creep all the way up to your neck, throat and even jaw. 

Stroke is the 5th leading cause of death in the United States killing about 130,000 Americans each year – one out of every 20 deaths. 

There may not be snow blowing just yet this season but soon there will be more people blowing their noses and getting sick due to colds or the flu.

Virtual colonoscopy is a diagnostic medical test that produces multiple images or pictures of the inside of the body and can be used to examine the large intestine or colon for cancer and growths called polyps. 

High blood pressure or hypertension is a chronic condition affecting around 29% or 70 million American adults. 

Fenugreek has been the go-to botanical for Near-East shamen and healers since the Bronze Age, and science is finally catching up with what the tribal priesthood knew all along.

Chronic kidney disease is a condition that gradually leads to a loss of kidney function over time.

Signs of gum disease begin to be more noticeable as we age but it can appear as early as in our 30s and 40s.

The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet is well-known for being one of the best eating plans for helping to reduce hypertension, heart disease and assisting with weight loss.  

You know the feeling all too well – you begin to feel lightheaded, maybe even dizzy and before you know it, a full blown headache is pounding its way letting you know its arrived. 

The golden years- that time of life after retirement from working long years at a job.  They are supposed to be “golden” as we envision carefree days spent doing all the things we didn’t have time for in our younger days taking us from one adventure to the next.

We often want to blame a rise in blood pressure on diet, weight, lack of exercise or family history.  All of those risk factors can and do play their part of possibly leading to hypertension.  

The more a person walks, the greater the health perks.  Even if you are just beginning a walking program, every little bit helps making a significant difference to your health.

Chickens are a source of entertainment, they’re relaxing to watch, they eat bugs, they’re docile (except for aggressive roosters), companionable for the most part and they lay eggs. 

We are all very much aware of how cholesterol clogs our arteries. New evidence suggests it can also clog our minds.

Zika virus is mainly spread through the bite of an infected mosquito that bites mostly during the daytime.