AIDS & HIV: Symptoms, Treatment and Prevention By Maureen Salamon While AIDS remains incurable, patients are living much longer — even decades after infection — because of the development of medications to suppress the virus.
Impacted Wisdom Teeth: Oral Surgery and Extraction By Maureen Salamon Pulling wisdom teeth easier before 30
Erectile Dysfunction: Symptoms and Treatment By Maureen Salamon Erectile dysfunction (ED) is the inability to get or keep an erection. It is caused when penile tissues do not fill up with blood.
Alcohol and Pot Damage Young Brains' Decision-Making Center By Maureen Salamon Teens who are heavy users of alcohol or marijuana end up with more than a high.
Study: Disease, Not Old Age, Causes Forgetfulness By Maureen Salamon Brain changes related to forgetfulness are associated with aging, but aging alone does not cause memory loss.
Sun Protection Clothing: As Good as Sunscreen, or Better? By Maureen Salamon Are we better off slathering on sunscreen or donning sun protection clothes?
Wrong Resolutions: 5 Tips for Finally Changing Your Habits By Maureen Salamon To keep your new year's resolutions, aim to change your habits, rather than setting specific goals, experts say.
5 Ways to Prepare Your Skin for Winter By Maureen Salamon We don't have to submit to all of winter's indignities here are five ways to prepare your skin for winter.
As Women's Depression Drops, So Does the Excess Weight By Maureen Salamon Treating obese women's depression may help them lose weight, a new study suggests.
The Hidden Illnesses of Presidents By Maureen Salamon Previous commanders-in-chief hid their illnesses, afflictions and even their surgeries from the public.
Q&A: Poverty and Soda Consumption a Recipe for Obesity? By Maureen Salamon The issue of stopping American from getting fatter continues to cook up controversy.
Lose Weight Smartly: 7 Little-Known Tricks that Shave Pounds By Maureen Salamon Here are some fresh tactics for shaving pounds, including a few that put a new spin on the tried-and-true.
7 Diseases You Can Learn About from a Genetic Test By Maureen Salamon Take a look at seven genes that genetic tests look for.
Auto Injuries: A 'Winnable' Public Health Battle? By Maureen Salamon Even with recent advances in safety and increases in drivers' compliance with the rules of the road, traffic crashes are still the leading killer of Americans under age 35.
Health Care Infections: A 'Winnable' Public Health Battle? By Maureen Salamon Nobody wants to get sicker in a hospital than they were at home, but that's the reality for 1.7 million Americans every year, who develop healthcare-associated infections (HAIs).
Fewer Meds, Balance Exercises Key To Preventing Elderly Falls By Maureen Salamon Falls among older people are as serious a health problem as heart attacks and strokes, experts say.
11 Interesting Effects of Oxytocin By Maureen Salamon A stream of studies in the last decade have revealed oxytocin's effects on body and mind. Here's what we've learned.
How Do You Know Your Kids' Immunizations Are Up to Date? By Maureen Salamon How to protect your children against measles, mumps, chickenpox and more.
Facing Up to the Facts: New Images Show How Exercise Affects Aging By Maureen Salamon How will you look in 20 years?
Anti-Aging Skin Treatments: What Really Works? By Maureen Salamon Here's the lowdown on what works, and what to avoid.
Don't Sit Tight: 6 Tips for Better Posture in Your Seat By Maureen Salamon Sitting puts unhealthy forces on your body, follow these six tips for healthier sitting.