It starts quietly.

A little fatigue that lingers longer than it should. A strange ache in your back that you blame on your mattress. A nagging cough that refuses to go away.

...

Diabetes.

While it's somewhat unpleasant, back when I had a roommate I noticed one day that when I visited the restroom after he had, there was a peculiar odor, and this was...

We're diving into a bit of a tricky territory. You see, vitamin B12 doesn't naturally occur in fruits like it does in other food sources. Yep, that's right - no magic B12 f...

You never know what could happen. I was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer in July 2023 with metastasis to my liver, lung and abdomen. Radiology said I wasn't a candidate ...

Danny, thank you for your question. There is no use for blood from a deceased person. At the end of the embalming table there is a toilet and the hose flowing the blood out...

My mother once said, "You'll see this happen when you have a baby: when the baby is inside of you, it's all yours. Once you give birth, the baby isn't yours anymore. It's e...

A doctor may order a prostate ultrasound to investigate symptoms like difficulty urinating, elevated PSA levels, or pelvic discomfort. It can detect conditions like an enla...

I worked in a meat packing plant in Des Moines, Iowa, the summer of 1975. Every so often near the end of the shift we would get beef carcasses that were intended be deboned...

I used to recommend low dose aspirin to my breast cancer patients all the time based on a retrospective analysis reported in Harvard's Nurse's Health Study.

Then Harvard did...

Last December I suddenly began having dreams every night. Sometimes two or three vivid dreams in a single night. Previously I had maybe one dream every few months.

At first ...

No.

If you have diabetes, your piss* will be sweet.

The yellow in piss is caused by bilirubin** — it's also what makes your shit brown.

If your piss is dark yellow, you may no...