Mehmet C. Oz's Blog, page 27

Take This Test to Find Out if You Have Type 2 Diabetes Symptoms

As type 2 diabetes continues to spread faster than jokes about presidential candidates' memory lapses, we YOU Docs have one comment and it's no joke: Fight, fight, fight diabetes.

Walk to Stay Healthy, Happy, and Increase Memory

You may have heard us say that it's as vital to walk every day as it is to sleep every night. You wouldn't skip your ZZZs; don't skip your strides. Yep, walking is that critical to your health and well-being.

Why Walk? You'll Stay Healthy, Happy, and Increase Your Memory

You may have heard us say that it's as vital to walk every day as it is to sleep every night. You wouldn't skip your ZZZs; don't skip your strides. Yep, walking is that critical to your health and well-being.

Drug Shortages: Where to Get Acyclovir, Tetracyline, ADHD Drugs, and More

The drug shortage crisis has left cancer patients waiting for chemotherapy, parents scrambling for kids' antibiotics, hospitals in a tizzy, and pharmacists saying, “Sorry, sorry, but we're out.”

What Does Skin Do?

I saw a dermatologist recently because an old mole seemed larger. The mole turned out to be fine, but on the way home I had what you may think is a crazy question: What does skin do?

What to Do for a Broken Toe

I broke my toe 7 weeks ago and have been keeping it "buddy taped" to the toe beside it. How long do I have to do this?

Daily Low-Dose Aspirin: Who Should Take It and What Are Its Effects?

A friend who knows I take low-dose aspirin for my heart e-mailed me an article saying daily aspirin is dangerous and could cause brain bleeding. It seemed extreme but what do you think?

A Thanksgiving Menu You Won't Regret

While we're not suggesting that you diet on turkey day, wouldn't it be nice if, just once, this tradition-blessed binge didn't send your resolve spiraling down -- and your weight soaring up -- for the rest of the holidays? Do this . . .

Even Steve Jobs Probably Never Thought the iPhone Could Diagnose Stroke Symptoms

We doubt the late Steve Jobs suspected the iPhone's FaceTime program could become a telemedicine tool for ER docs, stroke specialists, and rural hospitals -- although Jobs believed his iThings could do anything.

Don't Just Sit There Working or Watching TV. Get Up and Move It

Hours of sitting around -- driving, eating, working, watching TV -- is lethal. Even if you get serious amounts of exercise, it messes up your blood sugar, blood pressure, cholesterol and (new flash) causes cancer. Get up!