Sciatica refers to pain that radiates along the path of the sciatic nerve, which extends from the lower back through the hips ...

Herpes is one of the most common viral infections in the world, yet it remains widely misunderstood. Caused by the herpes ...

Hormones are responsible for governing many crucial systems and processes. One of the most important is cortisol, which may cause a host of problems if it rises out of its normal range. Some symptoms ...

The new year brings celestial changes our way! Many of us will feel the shift in different modes, but a few of us will be exceptionally fortunate in the 12 months ahead. Cancer, Aquarius, and Pisces ...

Many symptoms of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) are mild, particularly in the early stages of the disease, so they may be easy to dismiss. Symptoms such as shortness of breath during exercise, ...

It’s understandable to be nervous about dementia if you or someone you love is suddenly forgetting important names and dates. But a new study just uncovered two more potential early warning signs of ...

WASHINGTON—President Trump is taking more aspirin than his doctors recommend. He briefly tried wearing compression socks for his swelling ankles, but stopped because he didn’t like them. And he ...

While a person’s inauthenticity and fakeness can often be unsuspecting and insidious in everyday interactions and relationships, there are a few obvious signs of a genuinely fake person, according to ...

Western civilization arose in Greece in the 8th century BC, when some 1,500 city-states emerged from a murky, illiterate, 400-year Dark Age. That chaos followed the utter collapse of the palatial ...

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that causes inflammation in the large intestine (colon), and it can be difficult to differentiate early UC symptoms from those of other ...

Researchers compared thousands of images of raccoons from iNaturalist, a website where users post images of flora and fauna, based on location. They found that raccoons photographed in urban areas in ...