ACSH and ABC News team up to answer questions about supplements on social media.
A recent Huffington Post op-ed by a female MD demanded "the truth" about mammograms, so that women could best help themselves. Well, there's no truth yet: the data continue to be evaluated and medical societies continue to make the best guesses they can. So, women should learn what they can and discuss the options with their physician.
As measured using objective reviews and standardized parameters, a large survey revealed that an astounding 55 percent of doctors are beaten down by their profession, a major increase over the prior three years. It is likely this trend will get worse, and both doctors and patients will suffer.
Bariatric surgery is probably the most successful means of reducing body weight (and fatness) in obese people. But Body Mass Index is not necessarily the best predictor of diabetes remission with the stomach surgery, although it has been the main criterion of eligibility for it.
Most fad diets do not work for everyone, regardless of what someone writing a book claims. So why is that the case? A new study seeks to create an algorithm to predict better results.
A new study from Chinese researchers found a small, but significant, benefit among smokers trying to quit who have a particular gene variant related to the dopamine reward system. The benefit is not large enough to give any smokers comfort: just don't even start.
A new report highlights the number of Americans who are candidates for reducing their risk of heart and vascular disease because they have elevated LDL levels. It also reveals how many of them are actually taking lipid-lowering drugs, such as statins. And as it turns out, it's not enough.
Early this month the FDA sent warning letters to five supplement companies, advising them that picamilon, an ingredient they included in some of their products, does not meet the standard for dietary ingredients.
Amblyopia, or lazy eye, is a condition that affects roughly 3 percent of kids in the U.S. Traditional treatment methods use a patch or vision-blurring eye drops to intermittently block the stronger eye, forcing the weaker eye to work harder. But new FDA-approved programmable glasses that mimic these tactics are offering an intriguing treatment option.
Healthcare is increasingly viewed as a consumer-driven service that can be rated similar to hotels. Not only does the literature not support improved health outcomes from online patient reviews of doctors, they can have potentially damaging consequences.
