Featured
Medical Health
Astringent (On the skin)
Overview- Introduction
- Brand Name(s)
- When This Medicine Should Not Be Used
- How to Use This Medicine
- How to Store and Dispose of This Medicine
- Drugs and Foods to Avoid
- Warnings While Using This Medicine
- Possible Side Effects While Using This Medicine
Fact or Fiction: Health Myths
The British Medical Journal likes to have a jolly good time with their Christmas edition and they like to expose medical myths. It is their gift to help you understand the ways of your body.
For Boxing Day, I thought I would edu-tain (yep educate + entertain = edutain) with a quiz.
Instead of Tylenol, Reach For a Photo of a Loved One
If you're feeling a world of hurt, you might want to skip the pill form of pain relief. New research found that just gazing at a photo of someone you love could reduce your pain.
A small study, involving 25 women who had been in healthy and loving relationships for at least six months, found gazing at images of loved ones helps manage pain.
You Asked: Could Wine Give Me a Headache?
Dear Fit,
In college, I was more into sipping cocktails and drinking beer, but recently I started drinking wine with dinner. I love the taste and how it pairs with more complicated dishes I have started to cook. I've noticed that I get this dull headache when I drink it though.
Top 10 Most Medicated States
Where you live affects many elements of your daily life, like how often you walk to your destination as opposed to drive. Based on a new study by Kaiser Family Foundation, which side of the Mason-Dixon line you live on could affect how medicated you are.
According to numbers compiled by the Kaiser Family Foundation the top ten medicated states, based on the number of retail prescriptions filled per capita annually, were in the South.
Doctors Tell Women to Ditch Annual Pap Test
There may be no need to feel guilty about putting off your annual trip to the gynecologist anymore! New guidelines from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists assert that healthy women should not get cervical cancer screening pap tests every year. Instead they encourage women to get the screening every two to three years.
Test Your Knowledge of Fad Diets
It seems like every day a new diet makes the news. Some of these fads can sound promising because they're veiled in medical and health jargon or carry the backing of a celebrity or doctor. But reading between the lines reveals that regardless of the details, these diets are generally not healthy because they lack balance and are very restrictive.
Front Page: US Won't Prosecute Medical Marijuana Users
- The Justice Department is set to tell prosecutors that it is a waste of resources to arrest people who sell or use medical marijuana. — AP
- Criminal charges will be filed against balloon boy's father Richard Heene after police determined that the incident was a hoax. — CNN
- Sarah Palin has posted her resume on LinkedIn.
E-Patients Explore Online Communities
Researching your health problems online can be a great way to educate yourself — or scare yourself silly. A whopping 97 percent of Fit readers 'fess up to doing some Internet sleuthing before heading to the doc. There's even a word for us: e-patients.
House Rundown, "Teamwork"
Prepare for a changing of the guard: This week's House marks a major shift for the medical team. House is back in charge after reclaiming his license, and the shakeups start. Cameron is out — but we already knew that was coming.
More on PopSugar
Holiday
Top Brands
Ben Sherman
Avon
A-Z Collection