If you like having a cold soda on a hot day, consider yourself lucky if you've never found a bee, wasp, or other nasty insect crawling inside the can. The sugar in regular soda syrup can attract a lot of stinging insects, which then crawl inside the can. If you think you'd be able to see this happening, ask yourself how many times you look away from the can you're drinking from. [Read More]

Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the US with one in five Americans developing it within their lifetime. Skin cancer can be prevented by avoiding the sun and being diligent about using sunscreen. Luckily there are many effective treatments for skin cancer. The types of surgeries used to treat skin cancer include excision, Mohs surgery, curettage and electrodesiccation, and even cyrosurgery. While these surgeries are effective and removing the cancer, they can also leave scarring. [Read More]

When you go to your doctor due to chronic and worsening joint pain, you may not expect to come back with a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis. However, if this is what happens when you head to the doctor, your next logical step is to figure out whatrheumatology treatments are available for your condition and which of these treatment options will work best for you. Get to know some of your treatment options so that you can get your arthritis pain under control and get back to feeling like your vibrant and active self once again. [Read More]

If the numbers are any indication, a lot of people are beginning to learn about and take advantage of the benefits of acupuncture. As an example, approximately 3.1 million received acupuncture treatments in the year 2007, which accounted for a million person increase over a 5-year span. If you have heard about this wonder treatment but have not yet gotten the chance to take advantage of it, perhaps you need some more information to fill you in. [Read More]