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Power Perennials: Plants That Thrive No Matter What

Add some flower power to your garden this year with any of these tough-as-nails perennial bloomers. No green thumb required!

8 Early Warning Signs of Canine Cancer that Dog Owners Can’t Ignore

Nobody wants to think about the "C-word," but unfortunately, cancer is the leading cause of natural…

Are male or female doctors better for patients?

A new study finds hospital patients treated by women doctors did better when it came to two important health outcomes

How To Deal With A Friend Who Constantly Complains About Their Partner

When your pal vents about their relationship problems nonstop, it can take a toll on your friendship.

Research Has Pinpointed Which Day Pregnancy Sickness Is Likely to Start

It all depends on the start date you calculate as the beginning of pregnancy.

9 Health Rules That Doctors Never Break

Top doctors share the best health tips and health advice they themselves follow to prevent skin cancer and breast cancer, reduce back pain, prevent stress and more.

14 Tips for Less Painful Mammograms

By Donna Gregory Burch For me, mammograms rate right up there with getting my teeth cleaned and giving up bread. I don’t enjoy having my annual mammogram, but I do it because mammography is s…

Why Do MDs Get More Research Dollars Than Doctors of Osteopathy?

Building global awareness of US osteopathic medicine

During the World Health Assembly, DOs educated health care leaders on osteopathic medicine, noting that U.S.-trained DOs are fully licensed physicians.

Osteopathic Physicians: An Answer To Rural Health Care Needs?

The growing number of osteopathic doctors could help fill the primary care niche in medically underserved areas.

Most Osteopathic Medical Students Report Burnout, Study Finds

Most osteopathic medical students reported feelings of low personal achievement; stress, poor sleep, and smartphone addiction were tied to dimensions of burnout.

12 states see osteopathic physicians grow more than 100%

Growth of osteopathic medical profession addresses physician shortage in rural and underserved areas.

Osteopathic technique helps locate ectopic pregnancies when imaging fails: Method helpful in...

The location of an ectopic pregnancy can be determined quickly and easily with a simple, noninvasive physical examination technique used by osteopathic physicians. The method can be helpful in emergency situations, like ruptured ectopic pregnancies, when bleeding obscures traditional imaging. Ectopic pregnancies account for nearly 2 percent of all pregnancies in North America and are the leading cause of maternal mortality in the first trimester.

Barton Associates: Who Is Choosing to Work in Family Medicine?

For the first time in years, primary care is beginning to draw more young talent. Who is choosing to make the switch? And why are they doing

What is Osteopathic Medicine?

Osteopathic Medicine is founded in the belief that the body is more than just the sum of its parts.

7 Tips For A Safe And Healthy Winter Pregnancy

Aside from prenatal visits with Associates in Womens Health, there are steps you should follow this season for a safe and healthy pregnancy.

Blood pressure variability associated with increased risk of dementia, especially in men

A new report from the long-term ASPREE study, involving Monash University, has revealed high blood pressure variability (BPV) in older adults, particularly in men, is associated with an increased risk of dementia and cognitive decline.

When Is A Heavy Period Considered Too Heavy?

If your daughter is bleeding too heavily during menstrual periods, you may be wondering if she should see a gynecologist. Here's what to know!

Study finds being born outside the US is associated with higher diet quality

A new study has revealed how acculturation—the process of assimilating to a different culture—can affect the dietary patterns of adolescents who move to the U.S.

High platelet count associated with increased risk for certain cancers

Individuals with an increased platelet count demonstrated an increased risk for cancer, with the association especially strong in colon, lung, ovarian and stomach cancers, according to a nested case-control study in JAMA Network Open.Researchers also reported notable associations of elevated platelet count with esophageal, kidney, pancreatic and other gastrointestinal cancers. They described the