If you’re experiencing a little more muscle and joint pain now that winter is gaining ground, don’t worry — it’s not all in your head. Colder temperatures and other weather changes that typically occur in […]
Gina blinked her eyes and tried to focus on her screen. She had a big project due in 2 hours, but her brain wasn’t cooperating with her. She plugged in her earphones and tried to […]
With the increased use of computers and the internet in the past few decades, more people are leading sedentary lives on the job and at home, especially in office settings. While you may not be […]
About 1 million bone fractures (or broken bones) occur every year in the United States — so often that they’re considered “common” injuries. For anyone who’s ever suffered a broken bone, though, it doesn’t feel […]
In the old days, castor oil was used by some as a remedy and by others as a punishment. Parents often made misbehaved children swallow a spoonful of the thick, yellow oil. Also, this famous […]
The number of total hip replacements performed in the United States has skyrocketed during the past couple of decades. According to the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), replacements among patients age 45 and older […]
Long before we had antibiotics and other modern medicines, human beings turned to plants for healing. They used every part, from the leaves and flowers to the stems and roots. In time, there developed a […]
You’re hiking along and suddenly you step on a rock you didn’t see. Your ankle rolls and you feel that sharp pain. You stop, kneeling down. Ouch! Did you just sprain your ankle? Ankle sprains […]
Causes of Achilles Tendonitis: Jim had regularly been running for months — three marathons with no trouble at all. Everything seemed to be going great. Then, one day, after doing a relatively easy jog after […]
How far back in history did humans first use surgery to change the body? The 1900s? 1800s? As early as 3000 B.C., ancient Egyptians wrote on papyrus about fixing a broken nose using plastic surgery […]
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