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Your tattoo artist has laid their machine down and their job is done — but yours isn't. Proper tattoo aftercare is key if you want your ink to look good forever. What mistakes should you especially watch out for?

Technology proves useful for people with osteoporosis and their healthcare providers. There's a variety of mobile apps that can help manage this condition and make life easier for osteoporosis patients.

Proponents of Ayurvedic medicine will tell you that Acorus calamus (sweet flag) will cure pretty much anything. What uses of sweet flag are backed up by science, and is sweet flag safe?

Who would have thought that atherosclerosis and blindness could be sharing a common link? But that is exactly what scientists have found. Not only that, eye drops used for lowering cholesterol may soon be used to treat age related macular degeneration.

Age related macular degeneration or AMD refers to the disease of the eye that is associated with aging. This disorder is associated with gradual degeneration of the portion of the eye (macula) that allows one to see fine details of objects being seen.

Explore how researchers have linked calcium deposits in the eye to a possible cause of age-related macular degeneration.

Macular degeneration is the gradual loss of vision and it can be quite devastating for the quality of life as patients age. Various treatments are available that can help but simple dietary modifications can go a long way to helping you never need them.

Biotin is a cheap supplement that has been marketed as a potential cure for baldness in men and women alike. Do medical investigations support these claims or is it just a ploy by big pharmaceutical companies to make some easy money from desperate people.

Hidradenitis suppurativa is a disease of chronic inflammation and infections of apocrine sweat glands located around your body. Medications and creams may provide temporary relief but more aggressive options like surgery may be your only option for help.

Incompletely erupted wisdom teeth can be approached in several different ways. We deal with the possible methods that your dentist might advise as well as the things going for and against that method.