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The reality TV show Survivor has made headlines for a variety of reasons since it first aired 25 years ago. But stuttering? That’s the latest buzz. A short conversation between host Jeff Probst and a contestant who stutters has received broad applause nationwide. We can all learn from it.

You might be in good physical shape, but what kind of shape is your heart in? As an adult athlete playing on a college team, at the pro-level or in a city recreational league, you may focus more on injury-prevention than heart health. But whether young or old, athletes should know how to take care of their hearts.

Gluten-free foods are finding more space on the grocery shelves, but for Americans with celiac disease, it’s not a new fad diet — it’s the only type of food they can eat safely. When someone with celiac disease eats gluten — a substance found in grains such as wheat, rye and barley — the gluten protein prompts an autoimmune reaction. Particularly in the small intestine, gluten damages the villi, the small fingerlike tissues that aid in the absorption of nutrients.

If you had chickenpox when you were young, you may think that after the intense itching and blistering passed,  you were done with the disease. But the same virus — varicella-zoster — that causes chickenpox stays dormant inside you even after the symptoms pass. And years later, that virus can reactivate as shingles.

Episode 18 Could It Be ED?

There’s an easy way to catch a glimpse of your overall health. Just see how your heart is behaving when you aren’t asking it to do anything.

Tampons — or tampon-like devices — have been used by women for centuries. In ancient Rome, women used wool soaked in opium to stem menstrual flow. In Japan, women used folded paper, and in other parts of Asia and Africa, women used plants and grass. Today’s tampons are made of cotton, rayon and other fibers.Most American women (70 percent) use tampons, up to 16,000 in a lifetime.

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a condition of mystery. While it is fairly common, affecting 11 percent of people globally, the cause of the disease isn’t known. It affects women twice as often as men, and affects those under the age of 50 more than those over 50.

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an unpredictable, potentially debilitating disease that affects the central nervous system. More than 2.3 million people are affected worldwide, with symptoms that range from fatigue to difficulty seeing, to challenges with mobility. Symptoms can start or worsen without warning, taking a mental toll as well.