Pain is a common sensation, experienced by most of us at some point in our lives. When the discomfort lasts more than 12 weeks, it is classified as chronic, experienced by about 20 percent of the population. 50 million US citizens live with it…..but how much do we really know about chronic ...

There is an abundance of unexplained medical conditions in the world, although our understanding has advanced tremendously. There is much we don’t know about the human body and don’t let anyone pretend otherwise. How about an explanation for “Stiff Person Syndrome” or Morgellon’s with ...

What good is living a long life if it is riddled with disease and disability? And what can you do to age well? These questions are at the center of a new way of thinking about aging: instead of focusing on the number of years a person lives and the prevention of particular diseases—such as ...

NEW YORK — A top Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official told staff this week to start planning for the agency’s splintering. Several parts of CDC — mostly those devoted to health threats that aren’t infectious — are being spun off into the soon-to-be-created ...

MARQUETTE — “When I first filed a claim with the VA, it took years to go through because of staffing shortages,” said Tim Keenan, the president of the Northern Michigan Veterans for Peace chapter. “That changed over the years. It’s a lot faster than what it used to be, but I’m ...

Because it is so important to our health that we all avoid dehydration, let me again review the many health benefits of consuming enough fluids every day. Water is the principal fluid in the human body and makes up about 60 percent of the body weight of an adult. Every system in our body needs ...