Conditions & Diseases

If your friend is one of the mil­lions of Amer­i­cans who has epilep­sy, do you know how to best sup­port them? Here’s how to help a friend with epilepsy.

Col­orec­tal can­cer and exer­cise are close­ly linked — get­ting in phys­i­cal activ­i­ty can help improve out­comes. Here’s how.

Celi­ac dis­ease, gluten sen­si­tiv­i­ty, and wheat aller­gies cause sim­i­lar symp­toms after eat­ing gluten. What’s the dif­fer­ence – and how are they managed?

When a loved one has can­cer, do you know how you can best sup­port them? Here are 6 ways to pro­vide sup­port for some­one you love with cancer. 

Phys­i­cal activ­i­ty after a heart attack is impor­tant for your long-term heart health. Here’s how to exer­cise safe­ly if you’ve had a heart attack. 

Hyper­thy­roidism and hypothy­roidism are two of the main types of thy­roid dis­ease. Here’s why you may be at risk.

Eye drops are sup­posed to relieve symp­toms like red­ness and dry­ness, so why don’t they always work?

When it’s time to go to the eye doc­tor, should you see an optometrist or an oph­thal­mol­o­gist? Here’s where to go for eye care. 

Can­cer and can­cer treat­ment can cause a range of phys­i­cal side effects. Here’s how phys­i­cal ther­a­py can help with can­cer rehabilitation. 

Your feet are an intri­cate part of your body. With an impres­sive 56 bones, 66 joints, and hun­dreds of mus­cles, lig­a­ments, and ten­dons, your feet allow you to move around and bear the weight of the rest of your body.