Healthy articles

A new enrollment period for Medicare supplement policies began October 15, 2013 and will close December 7, 2013. Here's what Medicare recipients need to know about closing the gap between medication costs and medication coverage.

The use of hyaluronic acid injection to treat knee osteoarthritis is controversial. Some researchers think that the dangers associated with such treatment outweigh the potential benefits.

Through the Choosing Wisely campaign, cancer specialists have proposed seven changes to standard cancer treatment that will make treatment less painful and far less expensive.

Health insurance is always confusing, and choosing the right Obamcare plan is not an exception. For low and moderate income Americans, coverage with a Silver Plan may actually have the lowest deductibles, saving as much as $3,196 per year.

The gentle washing techniques that we apply nowadays churn out visibly ‘clean’ laundry but it is actually full of germs, allergens, and infectious bacteria. Read on to find out if your laundry cycle can make you sick.

With Angelina Jolie's decision to go public with her BRCA1 diagnosis and prophylactic surgeries, many women have questions about genetic testing, preventive mastectomy, and preventive oophorectomy.

Stem cell sports therapies claim to offer those who take them the opportunity to recover faster by using stem cells to rebuild damaged tissues. But what are the facts?

The whole world knows that Angelina Jolie had a double mastectomy to reduce her risk of breast cancer. But carriers of BRCA gene mutations are also at risk of ovarian cancer. Should Angelina have had her ovaries removed? Should other carriers?

Does your kid want to follow in the footsteps of pro athletes? A new study shows they promote lots of junk foods and drinks. Make sure your child doesn't show his love for his sports hero by consuming these unhealthy products.

Scientists at Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital have created a new scoring system for predicting who is likely to need dialysis for kidney failure after rhabdomyolysis, a surprisingly common condition involving the breakdown of muscle tissue.