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How Does an Early MS Diagnosis Impact Quality of Life? 04/06/2017 08:00pm • For 35-year-old Kristin Taylor, a diagnosis of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis came early in life. Her first two flare-ups of the disease, in high school and college, were chalked up to other causes. When the third flare-up struck in her 20s -- numbness and tingling in her left arm -- a neuro Millennials Especially Susceptible to Global Opioid Addiction 04/06/2017 08:00pm • Kelly O'Reilly was angry at her brother, Michael McGovern, when he died. In February, their mother called to let her know that he was sick. But O'Reilly thought, "here we go again with the cycle," a cycle of doctor visits, pain prescriptions and self-medicating overdoses. The next time O'Reilly and Is ADHD Being Oversold in America? 04/06/2017 08:00pm • Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is not without its share of controversies, often leaving professionals and parents trying to sort through the multitude of varying opinions. On one hand, some experts maintain it's possible children too hastily receive an ADHD diagnosis and the drugs to go al Staying Active With Spinal Stenosis 04/05/2017 08:00pm • One Saturday afternoon, Erik Levitt was a normal dad who walked -- even ran -- with his daughter to her swim lesson. But that evening, he was immobile. "If I just put my foot down, it would be a stabbing pain and it would cause numbness and I couldn't walk," says Levitt, a 42-year-old telecommunica Should You Be Screened for Colon Cancer? 04/05/2017 08:00pm • No doubt you've heard about the value of screening in reducing deaths from colon and rectal cancer (colorectal cancer, or CRC), the fourth most common cancer diagnosis in the U.S. Screening is the process of looking for cancer in people who do not have symptoms. The idea is that screening catches ca Problems Walking? It May Be Your Arteries, Not Your Age 04/05/2017 08:00pm • People may notice trouble walking or keeping up with their friends as they get older, which can be caused by many things. Sometimes, it's due to arthritis or pressure on the spinal cord. Other times, it may be due to weight gain or lack of exercise. However, difficulty walking should not be conside What Are the Current Treatment Standards for COPD? 04/05/2017 08:00pm • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a diagnosis no one wants to get. But according to the American Lung Association, COPD is the third leading cause of death in the U.S., and more than 11 million Americans have been diagnosed with the disease. Millions more may be living with it without a diag How Do I Know if I Have Diabetes? 04/05/2017 08:00pm • You could have diabetes and not know it. The symptoms of diabetes can be very mild. Although symptoms are similar for both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, Type 2 diabetes symptoms are especially hard to pinpoint. "In many patients with Type 2 diabetes, the disease progresses slowly, and they may not re 5 Things Your Surgeon Wants You to Know -- Before Surgery 04/04/2017 08:00pm • Many of us know, and have experience with, the many team members comprising the health care system today -- from doctors and registered nurses to pharmacists, and social workers, just to name a few. Surgeons, though, represent a unique group within this community. To start, there are fewer of us -- The Road to Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery 04/04/2017 08:00pm • Relative to the history of surgical care in the world, the concept of minimally invasive spine surgery has more recently emerged with longer-term data to support its effectiveness in successfully treating a wide range of spinal deformities and conditions -- often with significantly reduced risks to Are There Ways Diet Can Influence Rheumatoid Arthritis? 04/04/2017 08:00pm • "You are what you eat." We've all heard this phrase so many times that it often goes in one ear and out the other. What does it mean? And is it even true? Diet clearly plays a significant role in overall heath. There is overwhelming evidence that the typical high-fat, high-sugar American diet can be How Can I Tell if My Young Boy Is Too Hyper? 04/04/2017 08:00pm • Boys are more likely than girls to be diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. In fact, the National Center for Health Statistics, a division of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, notes that between 2012 and 2014, 14.1 percent of boys between the ages of 5 and 17 were d 5 Ways to Get the Most Value From Your HSA 04/03/2017 08:00pm • Health savings accounts, also called HSAs, were created in 2003 to help consumers manage high out-of-pocket medical costs and are offered by a variety of banks and financial institutions when you're covered by a qualified high-deductible health plan. HSAs are loaded with money-saving tax benefits, Why Don't Children Get Breast Cancer? 04/03/2017 08:00pm • Although a breast cancer diagnosis isn't a rare occurrence in the United States these days -- the American Cancer Society projects more than 250,000 new cases will be diagnosed in 2017 -- in May 2009, several media outlets reported an extremely rare case of breast cancer. What made it so exceedingly 10 Ways to Detect and Treat Spider Bites 04/03/2017 08:00pm • When spiders attackAlthough most spider bites are harmless, some can be toxic and do serious damage. Culprits -- from common house spiders to venomous black widows and brown recluses -- hide out at lake houses, inside bags of grapes, behind gym locker doors or among piles of hoarded newspapers. If y