Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) is one of the deadliest antibiotic-resistant superbugs on the planet. It causes about 250,000 infections and leads to nearly 14,000 deaths each year, [...]
Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) is one of the deadliest antibiotic-resistant superbugs on the planet. It causes about 250,000 infections and leads to nearly 14,000 deaths each year, [...]
As you get older, you may find yourself experiencing pain in your joints. This can cause discomfort when you sleep, sit too long, climb steps, do yard work, or even open a letter. To get through [...]
This week, I’m going to talk a lot about inflammation. Lately, it’s been a bit of a buzzword in the health realm. But it’s all for good reasons, as emerging research links chronic inflammation to [...]
If you’re an elderly adult, the simple walk to your car could potentially result in a serious, life-changing fall. And the older you are, the greater your risk. In fact, about 30 percent of [...]
Aspirin constantly gets a bad rep in the press. Lately, I came across some chatter about aspirin worsening age-related macular degeneration (ARMD), the No. 1 cause of vision loss in men and women [...]
I place aspirin and ibuprofen on a very short list of drugs (growing ever shorter by the day) that I would ever recommend. And I always keep a watchful eye out for new research about these two [...]