Does a tongue scraper help bad breath? Modestly, and briefly. What the Cochrane evidence shows, how to use one without gagging, and the causes it will not fix.

Night sweats in men get blamed on low testosterone, but sleep apnea, medicines and infection are more common. The 8 real causes and the red flags that matter.

Shilajit has real trial evidence for two things in women, postmenopausal bone density and, more preliminarily, sexual function, with much weaker evidence for the energy and skin claims attached to it. The bigger issue...

Most pink eye clears on its own. The compresses and sterile artificial tears are worth using. The homemade saline recipe, the tea bags and the eye patches are not, and here's exactly why.

Magnesium glycinate is gentler than other forms, but it still has side effects and interacts with common medicines. Here is who should avoid it, and why.

Knee pain when you bend, squat or go down stairs points to a short list of causes. Here is how to tell them apart and the signs that need a doctor now.

Fiber softens stool and reduces the straining that causes and worsens hemorrhoids. How much you need, the best sources, and the signs rectal bleeding needs a doctor's look rather than more fiber.

Normal blood pressure is below 120/80 mm Hg — but technique changes readings by more than most people realize. What the numbers mean, how to measure properly, and what genuinely lowers them.

Foot itching on the bottom is usually dry skin, athlete's foot, or trapped sweat — but a few causes need a different answer than another cream, including one that's easy to miss and contagious...

Sudden numbness on one side of your mouth or face is a 911 call on its own, even without drooping or slurred speech. Here is how to tell an emergency from oral allergy syndrome,...