Is Your Thyroid Medication Increasing Your Risk for Cancer?
If you have thyroid problems, you might be taking a medication to help treat the symptoms. Most of the time, when doctors give their patients a thyroid hormone, they give levothyroxine or T4. If this is what you’re taking, there’s some new data that... read more
Parkinson’s? Or Essential Tremor?
If your hand routinely shakes when you hold a drink, sign your name, or tap a number into your cell phone, you may fear that you’re on the way to Parkinson’s disease. But what you’re more likely to have is something that has nothing to do with Parkinson’s. It’s called... read more
Drug Expiry Dates Don’t Matter
You should never take a medication that has passed its expiration date, right? After all, it’s probably completely ineffective. And it might even be toxic. Well, I have some news for you. Expiration dates mean little to nothing. And here’s how we know: Some... read more
Opting for Surgery? Prepare Yourself.
This easy program can help you handle surgery better, recover faster, and experience a better outcome. It also could save you a lot of money, as it could help you leave the hospital faster. And we all know that prolonged hospital stays can be very expensive.... read more
