Healthy articles

Being female puts you at greater risk for broken bones. Osteoporosis can strike males and females of any race at any age, but the majority of cases occur in women after menopause. Here are some of the reasons why.

There are several things to consider when finding a psychotherapist to help treat anxiety, from the practical to interpersonal and theoretical. It may be a time-consuming process but one well worth spending some time on to find the best fit for you.

Mindfulness acts as a buffer against stress and may impact positively upon emotional regulation, which may be a useful outcome for those with anxiety. However, whether it can really help treat anxiety disorders is still subject to debate.

Interpersonal Therapy (IPT) was initially used for the treatment of significant depression but subsequently adapted for other disorders such as anxiety. IPT's focus is the “interpersonal context” and its role in causing or maintaining distress.

Dialectical behavioral therapy is a modified form of cognitive behavioral therapy that may be used in the treatment of anxiety. Learning to tolerate intense emotions and develop interpersonal skills, combined with mindfulness practices, are central.

Alzheimer's disease is a progressive decline in your memory but there are some early warning signs that you can look out for that could begin much earlier than when the disease is actually diagnosed. Here, we will cover some of the early warning signs.

Smoking upsets the delicate balance between breaking down old bone and remodeling new bone that keeps the skeleton perfectly aligned to support the body. Smoking cessation, however, reverses the damage slowly.

Some races and ethnic groups are at high risk for osteoporosis. And in other groups, osteoporosis is relatively rare. Here's how genetic heritage affects your risk of getting the world's most common metabolic bone disease and what you can do about it.

Currently, there is no cure for juvenile idiopathic arthritis, a disease characterized by inflammation of joints. This article outlines three lifestyle modifications that can help improve disease activity of patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is the gold standard for detecting osteoporosis. But there are other tests that help doctors fine-tune their diagnosis.