Many people try a pill, find that it helps, and then keep on taking it for weeks, months or years—never realizing that certain medications tend to lose their effectiveness for some people over time....

Q: Every year, as winter stretches on, I feel more and more down. Might homeopathy help? A: The short answer is yes, homeopathic remedies often can relieve seasonal affective disorder (SAD), a form o...

Think of 10 women you know who are of childbearing age. Statistically speaking, chances are that one of them has polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). This common endocrine disorder is characterized by ho...

Do you often feel sluggish, fatigued, foggy-brained or blue? There’s a potential solution that is simple, takes as little as 10 minutes per day and costs absolutely nothing, I heard from Nancy Lonsd...

Special from Bottom Line/Personal December 1, 2010 Adding vinegar to a meal slows the glycemic response—the rate at which carbohydrates are absorbed into the bloodstream—by 20%. Reason: The aceti...

Still skeptical about claims that certain supplements can combat colds? New evidence: Researchers analyzed 15 clinical trials involving a total of 1,360 participants of all age groups, comparing the e...

Widespread musculoskeletal pain, relentless fatigue, anxiety and depression are among the symptoms that plague fibromyalgia patients, most of whom are women. Though the exact cause of this chronic con...

With a lumbar puncture, commonly known as a spinal tap, a needle is stuck in the lower spine to take a sample of cerebrospinal fluid for diagnostic purposes or to deliver medication or anesthesia. It ...

Natural ways to prevent and even reverse this chronic disease Type 2 diabetes is one of the many chronic diseases that often can be managed entirely without medication, particularly when it is diag...

These therapies have been used for generations in many parts of the world Until recently, if you peeked inside the medicine cabinet of a typical American household, you were likely to find such ite...