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A disease with more than one name, TMJ stands for temporomandibular joint dysfunction, and is also called TMD, temporomandibular disorders. The disease affects the hinge which connects your skull bones in the temporal area to your jaw.

If you're affected by depression, it can be hard to know how to help yourself. Here, we look at simple foods to add to your diet, to tackle your depression.

Studies of the lifestyles of 63,000 men show that vigorous exercise that induces sweating, together with a healthy diet, normal body weight and not smoking, may lower the risks associated with lethal prostate cancer by as much as 68 percent.

While men worldwide drink more alcohol than women, US research shows that women are catching up fast. However there is no clear explanation why this is happening.

Just about anyone who has flown across several times zones by jet is familiar with the experience of jet lag. It turns out that plants can experience jet lag, too, and when plant biorhythms get out of sync, their nutritional value suffers.

Climate change may seem like an abstract and distant threat, but it is already claiming lives. Unless we, the dominant species of our planet, make radical changes very soon, the health effects of climate change could be killing many millions annually.

Over the counter medications (OTCs) are inexpensive, easy to use, and they usually work. However, every year, just in the United States, over 100,000 people are hospitalized for OTC overdoses.

Medicinal marijuana use for epilepsy is in the early stages, and whilst it may not be appropriate for everyone, it certainly seems to have a place in the treatment of epilepsy.

No one wants to believe that beer, wine, cider, and hard liquor could set the stage for the development of cancer. A growing chorus of experts, however, warns of a cancer connection for alcohol.

Last week, we touched on how midwives can decrease your chances of having a c-section. Today, I am taking a look at what your midwife can do for you before you even get pregnant.