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

No one wants type 2 diabetes. It’s a condition that affects your whole body and gets progressively worse, possibly leading to loss of vision and feeling (especially in your feet and fingertips), as ...

There are two primary disorders that affect the male reproductive external organs: penis disorders and testicular disorders. Sexual assault can be verbal, visual, or anything that forces a person to ...

To tell if you’re dehydrated, you can do the “pinch test.” Pinch a bit of skin on your arm between your thumb and forefinger. If you’re well hydrated, it should go back to its original position a ...

Addiction—to prescription and street drugs and alcohol —is a serious problem. If you’re worried that you or a loved one may have an addiction, there are signs to help you know. Signs you may have a ...

Any change to the color of your tooth is discoloration, also called a stain. There are lots of reasons your tooth can change color. And if your tooth is discolored, it doesn't look as bright or white ...

Body mass index (BMI) estimates how healthy your weight is based on your height. There's no "perfect weight" that fits everyone, but BMI can help most adults understand their weight-related health ...

Why Does My Tooth Hurt? Whether it's sharp and sudden or dull and constant, tooth pain is hard to ignore. A toothache or tooth pain is caused when the nerve in the root of a tooth or surrounding a ...

A salicylate allergy (also called salicylate intolerance or sensitivity) is a reaction that happens when you come in contact with salicylates, salicylic acid, or related chemicals. In severe cases, a ...

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 ...

Postnasal drip is the drainage of mucus from your nose or sinuses into your pharynx, or throat. Every day, glands in the linings of your nose, throat, airways, stomach, and intestinal tract produce ...

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 ...