Mehmet C. Oz's Blog, page 28

Caffeine in Coffee Fends Off Skin Cancer

The positive coffee news just keeps percolating. The latest? As if fending off Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, asthma, and siesta urges wasn't enough, caffeine has now been found to cut your skin cancer risk.

Three of the Most Healthful Foods: Walnuts, Almonds, Hazelnuts

Imagine that eating just 1 ounce of a food would curb your appetite, help your heart, steady your blood sugar, quiet inflammation, lower your lousy LDL cholesterol, AND make you happier. It's true!

Electromagnets: A Revolutionary Way to Relieve Pain

Now and then a medical advance fascinates physicians. One is happening now: a revolutionary way to relieve pain using magnets. Not the kind you stick on the fridge, but pulsating electromagnets.

Electromagnets: A Revolutionary Way to Relieve Post-Surgery Pain, Lower Back Pain, Foot Pain and More

Now and then a medical advance fascinates physicians. One is happening now: a revolutionary way to relieve pain using magnets. Not the kind you stick on the fridge. Pulsating electromagnets.

More Mammograms, More False Positives: Are You Okay with That?

After my first mammogram at age 45, my doctor said the new guidelines meant I didn't need another for 2 years. I thought, "Great." But then a friend, who’s 51, got breast cancer. Now I wonder: Is every 2 years enough?

Crestor: A Two-Fisted Cholesterol Drug

My HDL is low and my LDL is high -- the reverse of what it should be. My physician prescribed a brand-name statin drug, Crestor. When I asked about generics, she said they won't be as good for me. True?

Will Traction Relieve Rib Cage Pain and Spondylosis?

Relentless pain radiates through my arms and triggers severe rib cage pain. It has sent me to the ER four times. There are no heart issues and my doctors don’t seem concerned, but the pain is awful. What is it?

Eat Watermelon Year-Round

Unless you live in Key Largo, scribbling watermelon on winter grocery lists may seem as crazy as the Cardinals winning the World Series. Be like the Cards: Do it anyway! Watermelon's racking up health points.

What the Heck is C. Difficile and Why is It Gross?

Suppose we told you there's a dangerous bowel infection spreading fast but that (whew) scientists have found a terrific way to treat it: fecal implants. Yes, stool. Gross, right?

Lose Weight by Outwitting Appetite Hormones Leptin and Ghrelin

Go ahead. Blame your hormones for hard-lost pounds returning. Specifically, blame two appetite hormones: ghrelin, which says, "Time to eat," and leptin, which says, "Enough. You're full."