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10 Mistakes to Avoid With Contact Lenses
Contact lenses are a great option for improving vision, but taking shortcuts with lens care can lead to eye discomfort and other problems.
Living With Severe Facial Pain? A New Treatment May Help
For patients with trigeminal neuralgia, radiofrequency rhizotomy offers an innovative new option for relief.
Out of Breath During Exercise? It May Be Your Throat, Not Your Lungs
Shortness of breath may be inducible laryngeal obstruction (ILO), a condition that causes the vocal cords to close.
What's Happening in Your Stomach When You Take a GLP-1
Slower digestion is key to GLP-1 weight loss, but if the stomach empties too slowly, uncomfortable side effects can develop.
Taking Supplements? Watch Out for These Common Interactions
Learn how vitamins, minerals and herbal supplements can interact with each other and common medications, and how to take them safely.
Detoxes: Separating Fact From Fiction
Detoxing and cleanses have been around since ancient times. But do they work? Are some better than others? Are they safe?
How Robotic Heart Surgery Can Speed Recovery
Compared with open-heart surgeries of the past, robotic procedures offer fewer complications and faster recovery times for many patients.
The 'Dry Drowning' Myth: What Parents Need to Know
It’s more useful to think in terms of fatal or non-fatal drowning – and imperative for parents to recognize the signs of respiratory injury after their child has been under water.