A study led by the Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah could explain why elephants rarely get cancer. Published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)...
Lots of research has been done about the benefits of skin-to-skin contact between a mother and her new baby. In this podcast, lactation consultant Elizabeth Smith talks about the many...
Emergency room doctor Robert Stephen wants you to know that once you walk into the ER, you will not be turned away, no matter what. But there are times when...
Michael Cohen was told that a pain in his chest was indigestion, and it wasn鈥檛 until two years later that he learned it was actually caused by a lung tumor...
How do you know when your diabetes requires the help of a specialist? Dr. Tim Graham is a diabetes expert and he says he wouldn鈥檛 want patients to pay more...
What you eat (or don鈥檛 eat) can have an impact on your oral health. Acidic foods and sugar free sodas wear the teeth down faster than most foods, and forcing...
What鈥檚 the biggest benefit to the Five for Life program? Men who sign up can meet with experts they normally wouldn鈥檛 get to see. Your insurance pays for a doctor...
In 2013, poison control centers received 16,000 calls about children eating hand sanitizer and getting sick. Dr. Cindy Gellner warns that some hand sanitizers are twice as strong as vodka...
Your teenager seems to have lost interest in their hobbies and is sleeping a lot鈥攊s it depression or just the hormones? Many of the symptoms of depression seem to be...
Learning that your child has cancer is overwhelming. Soon after you learn about it, you鈥檒l be on the receiving end of piles of information from your child鈥檚 doctor and many...
There are dangerous items all over the house, but what鈥檚 the most dangerous to ingest? Household bleach, Visine eye drops, or those colorful pods of laundry detergent? Barbara Crouch with...
Every parent knows how frustrating it is when their baby is crying and they don鈥檛 know how to help them. While young children can鈥檛 use words to convey what they...
Most of us are familiar with the health risks associated with exposure to bisphenol-A (BPA), found in most plastics, but there is still a lot that we don鈥檛 understand. Christy...
Neck and back pain are common, but if you have recurring pain, you might wonder if there鈥檚 something going that鈥檚 contributing to your chronic cricks. Spinal surgeon Erica Bisson, MD...
Are you noticing a combination of neck or upper back pain and a tingling or slowing in the reaction time of your arms and legs? It could be a compression...
The question comes up every few years but seems particularly relevant today as funding for scientific research gets tighter and the numbers of academic jobs decrase. Richard Dorsky, Ph.D., director...
Pre-diabetes is much more common than you might think: Diabetes expert Dr. Tim Graham says about forty percent of Americans are pre-diabetic and less than ten percent of those people...
The rate of childhood obesity has more than tripled in the last 30 years. About one third of kids are either overweight or obese. But the US ranks number fifth...
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the leading cause of infertility in reproductive age women. A new study reveals genetic changes that lead to PCOS, findings that are helping to explain...
Teenagers are growing to become more independent, which can lead to clashes with parents. In this podcast, Dr. Cindy Gellner gives some helpful tips for maintaining a healthy and respectful...
One in ten Americans deal with mental health issues such as depression or anxiety every year, but there鈥檚 still a stigma surrounding the topic. Many people don鈥檛 seek treatment because...
