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Understanding Alzheimer's Disease: The Basics

Alzheimer's is a disease that robs people of their memory. About 1 in 8 people age 65 and over has the disease.

What is Lewy Body Dementia?

But in LBD, those problems come and go. LBD and Parkinson’s disease both cause movement problems, like stiff muscles and tremors. But most people w...

Types of Dementia

If someone you love gets diagnosed with dementia, it means they have a progressive and sometimes chronic brain condition that causes problems with ...

Hip Pain: Causes and Treatment

Arthritis leads to inflammation of the hip joint and the breakdown of the cartilage that cushions your hip bones. Whenever you use the hip (for exa...

What is Candidiasis?

Three out of four adult women will get at least one yeast infection during their lifetime. (Men also can get a genital yeast infection, but it's mu...

Why Am I so Tired?

It's a disorder that makes it hard for your blood to move oxygen around your body. Doctors don't know exactly why it makes people so tired. Is it l...

Menopause

Because the risk of cancer increases with age, having regular pelvic exams may help in early detection of certain cancers in both menopausal and po...

Bedbugs

Their initial hiding places are typically in mattresses, box springs, bed frames, and headboards where they have easy access to people to bite in t...

Prevent Joint Damage from Rheumatoid Arthritis

When your rheumatoid arthritis flares up, it's important to prevent damage to your joints. Because treatment for rheumatoid arthritis has improved ...

Digital Rectal Exam for Prostate Problems

Doctors use the digital rectal exam (DRE) as a relatively simple test to check the prostate. Not all medical institutions agree on when men should ...

What's Causing My Chest Pain?

Though similar to angina chest pain, a heart attack is usually a more severe, crushing pain usually in the center or left side of the chest and is ...

Myofascial Pain Syndrome (Muscle Pain)

Myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) is a fancy way to describe muscle pain. Myofascial pain symptoms usually involve muscle pain with specific 'trigger'...