New medical therapies working with traditional medicine
 Healing is only part of the plan for anyone who's been diagnosed with an illness or injury. You want to recover, but you also want to feel better while healing - as quickly as possible. That's why many specialists are now turning to massage therapy to help patients feel better faster. |
When an irregular heartbeat should send you to the doctor
 You may chalk up that flutter in your chest to too much rich food, or think that your heart occasionally skips a beat in response to stress at work. For most people, such irregularities are harmless. But if your irregular heart rhythms are combined with a diagnosis of heart failure, they can be serious -- and ignoring them may make your condition worse. |
Health care reform advice from America's doctors
As one year ends and another begins, all eyes remain on Congress and the two health bills that will shape the U.S. health system in 2010 and beyond. The American Medical Association has been a regular presence in the health reform debate and has outlined a set of guiding principles for health system reform that will benefit patients and physicians. |
Many back pain ailments may be relieved at home, say doctors
 Piercing pain between your shoulder blades? Constant dull ache in your lower back? If you haven't experienced these symptoms yet, you probably will. What can you do to help beat these back aches and pains? The remedy could start at home. |
Must-haves for a mature household
 The aging population will have the second biggest impact of any factor on the remodeling industry over the next five years, according to the AARP and National Association of Home Builders. Why? Because today's homeowners overwhelmingly prefer to live independently in their current homes, even if it means remodeling to meet their needs. |
