Tag: allergies
What Drugs to Take If You Get Sick in a Foreign...
If your summer vacation plans are taking you out of the country, the last thing you need to worry about is medicine.
How Your Allergies Have Evolved over the Years—and When They’ll Strike...
Wheezing, sniffling, and snotting can strike at any age, sometimes disappear for a while, then return with a vengeance later in life. So why do you feel lousy one decade, only to have your symptoms ease up the next?
Here’s Why Your Eyes Feel Like Gritty Sandpaper Right Now
Don’t blame your bloodshot eyes on a late night of boozing—the calendar might be the culprit instead. Dry eye cases spike in the spring , finds a new study from the University of Miami.
Vaccines Are Not Controversial. They’re Safe. They Work. That’s It.
Eleven years ago I wrote an article for Men’s Health about my autistic son. Somewhere in the middle of it I mentioned the “remarkably paranoid” theory that autism is linked to childhood vaccinations.
The 20-Second Test That May Tell You about Your Brain Health
Is brain health a balancing act? In a new study from Japan, people who couldn’t stand on one leg for 20 seconds or longer had more brain changes linked to strokes and dementia than folks with better balance.
Find the Doctor of Your Dreams!
Think back to how you chose your last doctor. Maybe you picked the first one that popped up in a Google search. Or maybe you haven’t ever chosen one since your mom found your pediatrician 25 years ago. (Tip: If your last doc slapped on a racing-car Band-A...
‘I Drank Whale Poop’
I'm standing in my kitchen, holding a teaspoon filled with freshly-grated ambergris, wondering if I really want to go through with this. It’s mid-autumn in Michigan. Rain is falling from a low dark sky. I’ve got a bone-deep seasonal dispiritment. But I’m...
The Hangover Even Sober Guys Can Get
So you ate your weight in wings and fries—no wonder you feel lousy. You likely overdosed on fat and sodium, says Jay Kuemmerle, M.D., chairman of gastroenterology, hepatology, and nutrition at the VCU Medical Center.
