More than 80 percent of people take over-the-counter painkillers… and they may or may not realize that these so-called “safe” pain relief options can lead to a host of health issues — and warp your brain.

Have you ever wondered how research scientists in a lab can be so spot on at developing a supposed lifesaving medicine — but totally miss the boat because its side effects are as harmful as the condition it was created to cure? Welcome to Big Pharma…

Over the past 50 years or so, researchers noticed that some people were 20 percent more likely to get bladder cancer. And the culprit was in their water…

Millions of people continue to undergo even the most elective of procedures and surgeries without the slightest clue as to how close they come to never leaving the hospital alive. It’s the medical industry’s best kept secret…

Prescription drugs have been seeping into your water supply for years, and now they’re even in your vegetables. You may be wondering how the heck prescription drugs make it from your neighbor’s medicine cabinet to your steamed broccoli, so let me explain: water is scarce these days…

If you love fish but also love being vibrant and healthy, this is bad news: pollutants are preventing your body’s immune system from doing its job and protecting your cells from potentially deadly diseases… like cancer. However, there’s still hope for fish-lovers….

Have you ever considered abandoning city life for greener pastures? If you want to live longer, this might be a good idea.

Phthalates are bad for you — like linked to breast cancer, type 2 diabetes, asthma, endocrine disruption, attention deficit disorder (and more!) kind of bad. So you may be wondering what they’re are doing in your burger…

For better or worse, social media has taken the world hostage. Many people are glued to their Facebook pages, Twitter feeds, Instagrams and other social media platforms out there today.

Men can expect to die five years earlier than women, and physiological differences don’t come close to explaining why. But their tough guy attitudes may…

Just like prescriptions, OTCs can cause adverse drug interactions. Now a group of medicines commonly-used to treat arthritis pain — available both by prescription and over-the-counter — is proving to be especially dangerous to people that suffer from…

The quest to stay young — or young looking — is what most of us think about when we read the term anti-aging. But a major part of aging is disease. Even the healthiest of people, adhering to the healthiest of lifestyles, can succumb to the diseases that come with old age.