More than two-thirds of Americans take dietary supplements. The vast majority of consumers – 84% – are confident the products are safe and effective.

As the new coronavirus, called 2019-nCoV, spreads rapidly around the globe, the international community is scrambling to keep up.

The number one health tip for cannabis smokers is also the easiest.

Fengyang Taoist Chinese Medicine (Fengyang TCM) is a system of Chinese medicine dating back 1,750 years.

Bruce K. Alexander, author of The Globalization of Addiction: A Study in Poverty of the Spirit, thinks we need to look far beyond conventional views to understand addiction.

Human beings have been practicing energy-based healing for as long as there has been religious practice.

The opioid crisis and deaths related to e-cigarette use among teenagers have dominated news headlines recently.

Vitamin D, which is made in our skin following sunlight exposure and also found in oily fish (mackerel, tuna and sardines), mushrooms and fortified dairy and nondairy substitutes, is essential for good health.

A few years ago I visited Dar a Luz, the only free-standing birth center in New Mexico. It looks nothing like the towering urban hospitals I have spent my career working in.

Although lifestyle factors like nutrition and exercise can't cure cancer, they can help relieve symptoms, reduce emotional stress, and offer a boost to your overall mental state, all of which can improve your mesothelioma prognosis.

It’s common for people to focus on their health at the start of the year. But few consider the well being of the microbes that live inside the human gut – the microbiome – which are vital to an individual’s good health.

There are plenty of home remedies that can alleviate your cold and flu symptoms and get you back to normal.

The average adult passes gas between 13 and 21 times a day. Gas is a normal part of the digestion process. But if gas builds up in your intestines and you’re unable to expel it, you may start to feel pain and discomfort.

Any parent of a teenager knows, teens can be moody, distant, and defiant at times. But while this can sometimes be a source of stress and conflict for families, it’s also usually a completely normal part of being a teen.

Experts weigh in on possible causes of those mid-morning, afternoon, or evening munchies.

Few topics arouse as much interest and controversy as sex. This is hardly surprising. The biological continuance of the species hinges on it.

According to the World Health Organization, breast cancer is the most common type of cancer found in women around the world.

Improving your athletic performance is not a one-dimension effort. It’s a highly dynamic endeavor and you need to cover all your bases.

Author and end-of-life educator Sallie Tisdale gets real about death and dying.