Embody, a new sister site to WebMD, “focuses on sustainable change — backed by clinicians and supported by a community that ...

Learn about the basics of blood pressure and high blood pressure: an overview of risk factors, causes, diagnosis, and treatment. Find out what the top and the bottom blood pressure numbers mean, and ...

Propofol is a strong anesthetic that's used for surgery, some medical exams, and for sedation for people on ventilators -- never as a sleep aid. It's given by IV and should only be administered by a ...

What Does the Research Say About Cannabis? Also known as marijuana, there’s growing interest in the health benefits of cannabis, specifically cannabis compounds. Two cannabinoids that get a lot of ...

Grounding, also known as earthing, is when you stand on the earth or have contact with a product that’s grounded into the earth. This is thought to connect your body to the natural electric charge of ...

Cytolytic vaginosis, which is sometimes called "lactobacillus overgrowth syndrome" or "Doderlein's cytolysis," is thought to happen when too much of a certain type of bacteria grows in your vagina.

This “good” cholesterol, called HDL, seems to go up in people who have three or more eggs a day. Of course, LDL, the “bad” type, goes up, too. But the individual pieces of each get bigger. That makes ...

Before you start a petition to replace the office water cooler with a beer keg, let's be clear: Alcohol is only healthy in smaller amounts -- about 1 drink a day for women (5 ounces of wine, 12 ounces ...

How Many Hours of Sleep Do You Need? The amount of sleep a person needs depends on many things, including their age. In general: But experts say that if you feel drowsy during the day, even during ...

Losing weight after 40 can be hard, especially if you don’t have a lot of time to exercise and eat right. But some simple strategies can make it easier to slim down and keep the weight off. WebMD's ...

You turn off the lights and get yourself ready to snooze. Are you on your back, side, or stomach? Though there is no strong science connecting your sleep position to things like back pain, snoring, ...

Millions of Americans can’t digest a certain sugar in milk and milk products called lactose. If you’re one of them, you have lactose intolerance. The condition isn’t harmful, but it can be ...