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What To Do if Your IUD Slips Out of Place

Intrauterine devices (IUDs) are considered a safe, convenient and effective method of birth control. But occasionally these small devices can slip out of place. 

Finding a Role for Hope in Your Cancer Treatment

A cancer diagnosis will quickly be followed by a care plan designed to give you the best outcome possible. This could include a range of treatments, including surgery, radiation therapy and chemotherapy.

SADI-S: Newest Weight Loss Surgery Explained

If you are morbidly obese and have health problems like Type 2 diabetes or heart disease, there is a type of bariatric surgery that might be worth exploring.

What’s Causing Your Child’s Severe Headaches? It Could Be Occipital Neuralgia

If your child is having persistent headaches with pain they describe as shooting, stabbing or like an electric shock, it’s time to see a doctor. Although its symptoms might mimic migraines and other types of headaches, occipital neuralgia might be the cause.  

Exploring Breast Reconstruction Options After a Mastectomy

A key part of breast cancer treatment is deciding what to do after surgery. Not everyone chooses to have breast reconstruction. But for those who do, there are several options available – with results that continue to improve thanks to advances in reconstructive surgery.

You Can Now Buy Birth Control Pills Without a Prescription

You can now buy over-the-counter birth control pills at the same pharmacies you’d go to for condoms, cough syrup and cosmetics – without a prescription. You can even purchase the blister packs online. The generic name for the drug is norgestrel.

Why Is My Toenail Brown?

Episode 10 Why Is My Toenail Brown?

Herniated Disc? You Likely Won’t Need Surgery

You can get a herniated disc while playing sports or moving furniture around your house. You could be injured while picking up your grandchild. And it could even happen for reasons you will never know.

Sync Your Exercise Routine to Your Menstrual Cycle

Your Sweet Tooth Could Increase Your Cancer Risk

Does sugar raise your cancer risk? That’s what a lot of people think. The truth is that cancer cells have no particular love for sugar. They’ll feed on the same substances consumed by all the other cells in your body.