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Men More Likely to Die from Stroke

A new study shows that despite the fact that men tend to have strokes at an earlier age than women, they face an 8% higher risk of death and 90% hi...

Vape Debate: what You Need to Know

There are hundreds of brands, and they're sometimes marketed as a way to get your nicotine fix without the danger of cigarettes. Nicotine isn't goo...

Teen Vaping: what You Should Know

Nick started smoking cigarettes when he was 11, maybe 12, and he kept at it for years. At the same time, the number of teens using e-cigarettes has...

Waking Up in The Middle of The Night

If health issues often interrupt your sleep, let your doctor know. Some of the things you do every day can keep you from sleeping well at night. In...

Central Sleep Apnea

Central sleep apnea (CSA) is when you regularly stop breathing while you sleep because your brain doesn’t tell your muscles to take in air. A famil...

Drugs to Treat Insomnia

Medications should be used in combination with good sleep practices. The FDA issued warnings for prescription sleep drugs, alerting patients that t...

Freaky Dreams: what Do They Mean?

'The single likeliest [dreams] to get locked in are posttraumatic dreams, where you are reliving something that happened while you were awake,' she...

What's The Position to Sleep In?

Resting on your side, with your back mostly straight, can help cut down on sleep apnea. It may seem cozy when you're snuggling in to bed, but sleep...

Petechiae

Petechiae are tiny red, flat spots that appear on your skin. Petechiae are a sign of blood leaking from capillaries under your skin. Bacterial infe...

Understanding Lice and Scabies -- Treatment

Combing: Using a fine- tooth nit comb in the hair is the second part of treating lice after using a topical over-the-counter or prescription produc...

Understanding Dermatitis -- Diagnosis and Treatment

To identify causes of allergic contact dermatitis, a doctor may use patch tests, which involves the application of suspected allergens to areas of ...

What is Dermatitis?

Dermatitis simply means skin inflammation, but it embraces a range of ailments. Irritant contact dermatitis is caused when a harsh substance aggrav...