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Eeeek! Hot sand, tarry asphalt, pool slop crawling with microbes, teetery high-heeled sandals, 10-mile hikes -- feet sure take a beating in summer. Nearly half of all Americans suffer from a foot problem at some point in their lives, says the American Podiatric Medical Association. And summer, when people are more apt to be active and away from home (and doctors), can be especially problematic. But there are ways to be nice to those tootsies. Join discussion...

Sales of a popular contact lens solution have been halted in South Africa following an investigation by US health authorities that has linked it to a potentially blinding eye infection. In May this year the manufacturers of Complete Moisture Plus multipurpose solution, an "all-in-one" product used for cleaning and storing soft contact lenses, issued a worldwide recall of the product. This came after an outbreak of 138 confirmed cases of Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK), a painful and rare inflammati Join discussion...

So you want to say no to insomnia. Then let’s do some exercises: Join discussion...

Even with the alcohol removed, red wine and white wine may fight bacteria that cause cavities, an Italian study shows. Before you toast the findings, remember that the study was done in test tubes. So it's too soon to count on a glass of wine to chase your cavities away. The researchers, who work at Italy's University of Pavia, included Gabriella Gazzani, PhD. First, they went to a local grocery store, where they bought some valpolicella (an Italian red wine) and pinot nero (an Italian white Join discussion...

A while back I told you about yogaHOPE, a non-profit organization that offers yoga classes to women in recovery. They believe that yoga can produce positive motivational change in people by helping them to regain their personal strength, and I completely agree. Doctors at the MD Anderson Cancer Center also feel that it can help patients battling cancer. Dr. Maria Jorgenson and yoga instructor Michael Moritz are working on researching the benefits of Tibetan yoga in helping patients to relieve t Join discussion...

The “artificial pancreas” can improve control over the wide fluctuations of a patient's glucose levels that, over time, lead to severe complications such as heart attack, stroke, kidney failure, amputations, blindness and premature death. The artificial pancreas, spearheaded by Drs Roman Hovorka, David Dunger and Carlo Acerini of the Department of Paediatrics, combines two pieces of technology – an insulin pump and a continuous glucose sensor, which provides real time data about trends in Join discussion...

The methods employed in inducing hypnotic trances vary widely among hypnotists. A good operator varies the details of his technique from subject to subject, fitting it to the peculiarities of each personality. Mesmer's method was to put his hands upon the shoulders of the patient and then to stroke the arms downward to the fingers. In addition, he made various passes and gentle, soothing contacts with his hand over forehead and the part to be healed. Esdaille usually put his subjects in a darke Join discussion...

We've all experienced that occasional all-too-short night of sleep -- staying out too late at a party on a weeknight, studying into the wee hours for a morning exam or being kept up during the night with a sick child. Our bodies try to catch up by making us sleep more and/or more deeply the following night. It is well established that following an acute period of sleep loss, the body responds this way in order to maintain a homeostatic balance between sleep and wakefulness. Very little is known Join discussion...

What Happens to Your Body if You Stop Smoking Right Now Join discussion...