Health & Wellness

Scientists have discovered a new treatment for people who suffer with complex regional pain syndrome, a chronic pain condition for which there are currently no effective therapies. The pain can be so severe that some patients request amputation, only to then find that the pain returns in the stump.

Denny’s is expecting to serve 2 million free Grand Slam meals today as promised during its Super Bowl campaign. The free Original Grand Slams can be ordered and consumed on Tuesday from 6 AM to 2 PM, but free in this case also means unhealthy.

It has become the norm physicians to offer smokers nicotine-replacement therapy when advising them on how to quit smoking. Researchers at the School of Public Health in Sydney, Australia have found that two-thirds to three-quarters of smokers quit unaided – cold turkey.

If you want to protect yourself against intestinal disease such as colitis and colorectal cancer, consider adding blueberries to your diet. You can supersize that protection if you add probiotics to the picture, according to researchers from the Lund University Faculty of Engineering in Sweden.

Consuming a Mediterranean diet is now found to reduce the risk of brain damage and memory loss. Small areas of infarcts in the brain that occur with age less frequently found in individuals who more closely followed a Mediterranean diet in new findings from the American Academy of Neurology.

Millions of women experience symptoms of vaginal atrophy, yet many of them don’t talk about it. The Big Ow Campaign wants to help change that by raising awareness of this common menopausal and postmenopausal condition and encourage women to get help.

Nationally there are over7 million Americans abusing prescription drugs. This type of prescription drug abuse is an 80% increase from a decade ago.

Beer drinkers, take note: results of a new study suggest that beer can help build strong bones because it is a significant source of dietary silicon. The trace mineral silicon may play an important role in the growth and development of bone, according to the National Institutes of Health.

Why do some people seem to age faster than others? Scientists believe they have found the answer: a specific gene sequence that determines how fast bodies age. This is the first time researchers have found a link between DNA and human lifespan.

One teaspoon of cough syrup that can provide relief to your cough pain. This seems to be the magic formula that one wants when at midnight can not sleep by an attack of coughing. However, the key, beyond the syrup, is knowing exactly what type of teaspoon to use.