Fabry Disease

Fabry disease is one of several dozen lysosomal storage disorders that interfere with the body’s ability to break down specific fatty substances. Fabry patients are missing or lack sufficient α‐galactosidase A (α‐Gal A) enzyme which results in sugars and fatty acids (Gb3) accumulating in the lysosomes, which function as the cells’ recycling centres, and impairs the function of several major organs - Canadian Fabry Association

Face Masks

Face masks are one of the little pleasures in life — like buying sparkly cocktails or unzipping your high waist jeans once you get home - Marlen Komar

Face Mites

Face mites are definitely the species of animal that we have the closest connection with as humans, even though most of us don't know about them or ever see one in our lifetime = Michelle Trautwein

Face Transplants

Although face transplants are still relatively new, this exhausting procedure has come a long way since the first partial face transplant in France in 2005 - Healthline

Facebook Health

Move over Dr Google, the future of health is social - Lee Aase

Facelift

Minimally invasive procedures, from thread and liquid lifts to body contouring and facial rejuvenation, have moved the traditional facelift to the back of the bus. And it doesn't cost an arm or a leg - Leslie Kollar

Facial Fractures

In the setting of maxillofacial trauma, airway compromise and severe hemorrhage are the most common life-threatening complications - Taming the SRU

Facial Health

Although perceived facial attractiveness is widely recognized as such honest cue of an individual’s health, there are relatively few studies testing this assumption directly. - Agnieszka Żelaźniewicz

Facial Nerve Blocks

Regional nerve blocks are incredibly useful when “faced” with a laceration or painful condition to the face - Ashley Foster MD

Facial Pain

Symptoms related to facial pain can be complex. They may not fall into any one specific category... Commonly, people are misdiagnosed as having a dental or other issue, only to find that they have a neuropathy - Facial Pain Association

Facial Recognition

Facial-recognition technology poses ethical questions that trouble citizens and civil liberties campaigners all over the world - Financial Times

Facial Rejuvenation

Our obsession with looking and feeling younger isn’t unique to the 21st century. In fact, we’ve been searching for ways to turn back the clock for centuries - James Stark

Facials

Facials are one of the most misunderstood beauty rituals out there. Often seen as unnecessary or ineffective, the treatments are rarely thought of as part of a healthy skincare routine — and they’re pricey - Lexi Tollefsen

Factor IX deficiency Hemophilia B

Hemophilia B may be "the first well-known disease to appear treatable by gene therapy, a technique with a 20-year record of almost unbroken failure - MedGadget

Factor V Leiden

Factor V Leiden is more often than not a hidden disorder, until someone in a family...develops a deep vein thrombosis or another unexpected clot - Jane E Brody

Factor Xa inhibitors (riveroXaBAN, apiXaBAN, edoXaBAN, fondaparinux)

Advantages of orally administered direct Xa inhibitors lie in the fact that they have a rapid onset and offset of action which reduces need for “bridging” with a parenteral anticoagulant - Dhrubo Jyoti Sen

Factor XI deficiency Hemophilia C

Factor XI deficiency is the fourth most common coagulation disorder after von Willebrand's disease and hemophilia A and B - PinnacleHealth

Factory Farms

Factory farming is spreading around the world. Animal welfare groups are trying to keep up - Marc Gunther

Factory Farms & the Environment

Polluting the air and water, producing greenhouse gases that exacerbate climate change, and threatening wild species with extinction: these are just a few of the ways that factory farms impact our planet - Humane League

Fad diets

I think we all know that fad diets are not the best way in the world to lose weight but rather than demonize them like every other "expert" let's agree to enjoy their silliness - FadDiet.com

Fainting

Syncope, defined as transient loss of consciousness and postural tone with spontaneous recovery, has both challenged and perplexed physicians since the dawn of recorded time. The earliest written accounts come from Hippocrates, and the word syncope itself is derived from an old Greek term meaning “to cut short” or “interrupt.” - Blair P. Grubb

Fake Meat

We had to wait for the ’90s for it to become more palatable. But now it’s a 3rd generation with new tech and the consumer does not have to sacrifice taste any more: people are just enjoying it because it’s good, not because it’s plant-based - Dan Malek

Fake Ozempic

The semaglutide weight-loss miracle has a dark side: As desperate patients contend with shortages and sky-high prices, a world of criminals and con artists are filling the void with life-threatening fakes - Katherine Eban

Falls

Falls can be sentinel events and represent a high risk for morbidity and mortality for older adult patients - Phraewa Thatphet MD & Shan Liu MD

Falls: Lower Your Risk

The fear of falling is real, but people can change it - Kristen Wheeden

Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP)

Rare genetic condition results in thousands of polyps and either near-certain colon cancer or a lifetime of screenings and surgery - Kristi Birch

Family & Marriage Therapists

Be an informed advocate and support ― Asa Don Brown

Family Health

Our families shape everything from our diction to dining preferences, from our humor to our habits. But perhaps even more significantly, they shape our health, or at least provide some clues as to what we could encounter in our lives - Judith A Salerno

Family Health History

Although advances arising from the Human Genome Project and related efforts are already adding important new genomic tools, the family history will remain highly relevant for years to come - Alan E. Guttmacher MD

Family Health Knowing When Not to Say No

Parents have no choice but to tell their young children NO a lot. But it's that very fact that makes unnecessary NOs so misguided.

Family Medical History

Although advances arising from the Human Genome Project and related efforts are already adding important new genomic tools, the family history will remain highly relevant for years to come - Alan E. Guttmacher MD

Family Medicine

Family medicine isn’t just about treating diseases—it’s about treating people. So if you’re considering family medicine, remember: it’s one of the most challenging, dynamic, and rewarding careers in medicine - Hend Ibrahim

Family Medicine Apps

There are a ton of medical applications for your mobile devices. Here's some of HealthWorldNet's favorites

Family Medicine Blogs

To read a writer is for me not merely to get an idea of what he says, but to go off with him and travel in his company - Andre Gide

Family Medicine CME

It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it - Aristotle

Family Medicine Jobs

Primary care is where there are the greatest gaps in public health and the most job opportunities for recent graduates. But medical students, at least the ones I know, still shun it - Roughstock Doc

Family Medicine Journals

Research is creating new knowledge - Neil Armstrong

Family Medicine Organizations

Some U.S. medical schools are now creating programs that emphasize the importance of family medicine and encourage students to collaborate more with nurses, pharmacists and specialists - Stephanie Novak

Family Medicine Physicians (Family Doctors)

At medical schools, general medicine is often considered unchallenging and quaint, even though primary-care doctors are what our nation needs most from its medical schools - Mara Gordon

Family Planning

What’s needed isn’t just birth-control pills or IUDs. It’s also girls’ education and women’s rights — starting with an end to child marriages — for educated women mostly have fewer children - Nicholas Kristof

Famotidine (Pepcid)

Famotidine, being more than a popular drug, is available for sale in all countries of the world. It is produced by everyone who is not lazy - Julia Mardi

Fanconi Anemia

Named for the Swiss physician who first identified it in 1927, Fanconi anemia causes bone marrow failure, eventually resulting in leukemia and other forms of cancer - Lisa Belkin

Fanconi Syndrome

Disruption of proximal tubule function manifests clinically as Fanconi syndrome. Development of polyuria, osteomalacia, muscle weakness, and growth failure can result if it is unrecognized and untreated - Tiffany Caza MD

Farmed Fish

While many people within the fish industry say that fish farming is done for sustainability reasons and to not overstress the marine environment of the oceans, there is a lot more to it than meets the eye - Grant Lingel

Farmed Salmon

There is nothing you can do to fix the decline of wild salmon if you don’t remove fish farms from their habitat - Alexandra Morton, founder of the Raincoast Research Society

Farro

Do you have a favorite whole grain? I love everything from millet to quinoa, but if I had to choose one, I think it would be farro - Jeanine Donofrio

Farsightedness

Arguably, the most troublesome and complicated problem that may occur with the optical system of the eye is farsightedness - Eyeopia

FAST Exam

In general, the FAST exam is not “fast” – it can take up to 3-4 minutes to perform - Laleh Gharahbaghian MD

Fast Food

We don't walk. We overeat because we've made it easy to overeat. We have fast-food joints on every corner. By the way, the 'we' is all of us. It's not the government. It's all of us doing this together - Mehmet Oz

Fast Food Healthy

Can fast food be healthy???

Fat Embolism Syndrome

The fat embolism syndrome (FES) remains a diagnostic challenge for clinicians, despite having been initially described in 1873 - Life in the Fastlane

Fatigue

Fatigue isn't the same thing as sleepiness, although it's often accompanied by a desire to sleep — and a lack of motivation to do anything else - MayoClinic.org

Fats (Lipids)

For starters, just about everyone agrees that the 1980s-era recommendations about switching to a low-fat diet were not supported by science. There isn't any high-quality evidence to back up that advice - Julia Belluz

FDA

FDA approval is based on evidence — provided by the company that makes the medical product — that the benefits of the product outweigh the risks for most patients for a specific use. It doesn’t necessarily mean the product is safe - Diana Zuckerman

Febrile (Fever) Seizure

So to the parents who may encounter a febrile seizure, or recurring febrile seizures — cool your jets. I know it’s hard as hell, but it’s not as scary as it looks (them) and feels (you) -

Febrile Neutropenia

Patients do not have to be febrile in the ED to be diagnosed with this. Their report of fever is enough - Rob Rogers MD

Fecal Impaction

Fecal impaction (FI) is a common gastrointestinal (GI) disorder and a source of significant patient discomfort with potential for major morbidity especially in the elderly population.- Izi Obokhare MD

Fecal Incontinence

Fecal incontinence is not a diagnosis but a frequent and debilitating common final pathway symptom resulting from numerous different causes. Incontinence not only impacts the patient’s self-esteem and quality of life but may result in significant secondary morbidity, disability, and cost - Nallely Saldana Ruiz and Andreas M Kaiser

Fecal Transplants

So the funny thing is that this same procedure has actually been used in veterinary medicine for a very long time. They particularly use it for thoroughbred horses - Maryn McKenna

Federal Emergency Management Agency

The Federal Emergency Management Agency doesn’t have a lot of fans - David A. Graham

Feed Additives

Feed additives are products used in animal nutrition for purposes of improving the quality of feed and the quality of food from animal origin, or to improve the animals’ performance and health, e.g. providing enhanced digestibility of the feed materials - European Commission

Feed Antibiotics

Once upon a time, antibiotics reigned. They were inexpensive and efficient. Everybody used them, and animals thrived. Then someone read a report about antibiotic resistance in humans and looked up antibiotic usage. It did not take long to decide animals were consuming the most antibiotics, so they should be held responsible for resistance - Ioannis Mavromichalis PhD

Feeding Tube Diet

For $1500 people are sticking feeding tubes up their nose, down their esophagus and into their stomachs. It's the nose tube diet. Yuck!

Feeding Tubes (NG, PEG, G-Tube, J-Tube, GJ-Tube, Mic-Key)

Are you confused by the alphabet soup of feeding tube types? What’s an NG, ND or NJ-tube? How about a G, GJ or J-tube - Feeding Tube Awareness Foundation

Feline Leukemia

Despite it’s name, feline leukemia is a viral infection, not a form of cancer

Fellatio

We're still not free of sexual stigmas, by any means, but maybe we humans are finally in a place where we can comfortably acknowledge that oral sex is something we've been engaging in, and enjoying, for thousands of years - Anna Swartz

Felon

While the Wall Street crowd might fare well as an outpatient, hospitalization and intravenous antibiotics are often the norm rather than the exception for an otherwise drainable infection in our patients - James R. Roberts MD

Felty Syndrome

Despite this disease being described more than 80 years ago, there is no definitive treatment and management regimen for FS - Anupam Gupta

FEMA

The Federal Emergency Management Agency doesn’t have a lot of fans - David A. Graham

Female Cancer

Cancer, which affects one out of every two men and one out of every three women is the disease that everyone fears the most. But thanks to recent progress, cancer is also the most preventable disease - Cary Presant MD

Female Genital Mutilation

Female genital mutilation targets little girls, baby girls - fragile angels who are helpless, who cannot fight back. It's a crime against a child, a crime against humanity. It's abuse. It's absolutely criminal and we have to stop it - Waris Dirie

Female Masturbation

The trouble with the Internet is that it's replacing masturbation as a leisure activity - Patrick Murray

Female Reproductive System

For too long, women’s health has been solely focused on gynecological and reproductive health. This is because most females experience reproductive health events that males do not (i.e. menstruation, pregnancy, and menopause) - Halle Tecco and Julia Cheek

Female Sterilization

If you are considering sterilization for yourself, or discussing it with your partner, please take into consideration the possible ramifications that the surgery will have - Post Tubal Ligation Syndrome is Real!

Female Viagra

Some argue that a female sexual-dysfunction drug is a matter of equality among the sexes. Others say it creates a medical problem where none exists - Jacoba Urist

Femoral Central Line

While every patient is different and the best location of the central line is patient specific, the LG femoral central line is likely the most versatile as it is a compressible site and does not require Trendelenburg positioning of the patient - Dhimitri Nikolla DO

Femoral Hernia

As hernias are much more common in men than in women... it is not surprising that some people think that women don’t get them at all. But, of course, they still can - Mr Simon Marsh

Femtech

Femtech shows us that we have the power to solve our own problems - Tash Doherty

Femur Fractures

Femoral shaft fractures are commonly associated with multi-system trauma. Do not get distracted by the obvious injury. Always remember to complete a thorough trauma evaluation - Charles Farmer MD

Fentanyl (Illicit)

Fentanyl currently accounts for the vast majority of all opioid overdoses and almost 70% of all drug overdose deaths. Its impact on overdose deaths and prevalence in street drugs other than opioids (i.e., stimulants) has led many in the field to refer to fentanyl as the Fourth Wave of the Opioid Epidemic - Johns Hopkins

Fentanyl (Therapeutic)

Fentanyl has become one of the most important opioids in the management of pain because it is available for administration intravenously, transdermally, and transmucosally. Its flexibility, potency, familiarity, and physical characteristics explain why it has become so valuable to clinicians managing pain throughout the world - Theodore H. Stanley

Fentanyl Epidemic (Fourth Wave of the Opioid Epidemic)

At least with heroin, there is a chance that if someone relapses, they can get back into recovery, but with fentanyl it is only a matter of moments before an addict can be dead - Joanne Peterson

Fentanyl Exposure (Secondhand)

It is critical people understand that touching fentanyl, being in a room with fentanyl, accidentally inhaling fentanyl, or touching someone who touched fentanyl will not harm them. - StreetWorks Outreach Collaborative

Fentanyl Test Strips

The recent statistics on fentanyl-related overdoses are alarming, and they point to the need for expanded access to FTS - Giselle Appel

Feramax

Side effects like stomach upset, nausea, constipation or diarrhea are common when taking iron supplements, although some classes of iron are better tolerated than others - The Iron Maiden

Feramax (Polydextrose Iron Complex)

For years, traditional iron supplements have been the go-to solution for many. But recently, there's been a new kid on the block: FeraMAX 150 -

Fertility

Reproductive science is quickly changing, as is society’s approach to the issues around fertility - Amy Dockser Marcus

Fertility Awareness (Rhythm Method)

FAM is not the much-maligned rhythm method. Although both methods rely on cycle awareness, FAM is symptom-based and rhythm is calendar-based - Carrie Murphy

Fertility Clinics

It’s a huge industry, but very few things are offered to patients that address the emotional aspects of infertility - Dr. Alice Domar

Fertility Drugs (Ovulation Induction)

There is a common misconception about fertility drugs; many women believe they need fertility medication to enhance their fertility. Fertility drugs, however, will not enhance fertility unless you have an ovulation problem - Jackie Dayton MS

Fertility Tests

Growing numbers of people are buying at-home fertility tests despite concern from some leading doctors that these products may cause already anxious would-be parents to worry unnecessarily about their ability to have children - Sarah Marsh

Fertility Trackers

Trying to conceive? There are so many fertility monitors available—which can make it hard to separate out the hype from what actually works - Katie Creviston RN

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

FASD is not a threshold condition. It is a diverse continuum ranging from mild intellectual and behavioural issues to the extreme that often leads to profound disabilities or premature death - FASlink

Fetal Health

Sometimes a woman's medical problems or family history can have an effect on her unborn baby. Other times, unborn fetuses can have problems of their own - Care New England

Fetal Surgery

Fetal surgery, in which anatomical defects are repaired before birth, was unimaginable to most physicians just a few decades ago - Jeffrey Norris

Fetal Tissue Research

For as long we live in a time when abortion isn't rare and in its wake there's useful material created that can save lives, then I believe it's essential we use it. Definitely - Madison Kilpatrick III

Fever

Fever is not an illness, rather, it is a symptom of sickness and is usually a positive sign that the body is fighting infection - American Academy of Pediatrics

FGM

Female genital mutilation targets little girls, baby girls - fragile angels who are helpless, who cannot fight back. It's a crime against a child, a crime against humanity. It's abuse. It's absolutely criminal and we have to stop it - Waris Dirie

Fiberoptic Intubation

Awake fiberoptic intubation is an effective and safe technique that can be utilized when a patient has a challenging airway anatomy that needs to be secured. It is also an effective solution for anticipated difficulties that may arise during conventional intubation - Rick Rutherford MD

Fibroadenoma

Fibroadenomas are firm, pain less nodules of fibrous tissue which usually occur in young women and may enlarge during pregnancy. They tend to disappear without treatment - Claire Wallerstein

Fibrocystic Breasts

Fibrocystic breast condition is a common, non-cancerous condition that affects more than 50% of women at some point in their lives. The most common signs of fibrocystic breasts include lumpiness, tenderness, cysts (packets of fluid), areas of thickening, fibrosis (scar-like connective tissue), and breast pain - Imaginis

Fibroids

The most common symptoms are usually associated with your menstrual cycle and may include heavier menstrual flow than is normal, or break through bleeding (spotting or bleeding between your periods) - MomsWhoThink

Fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia has come a long way from being an “it’s all in your head” disorder to being a disease with a better defined biochemical mechanism, better diagnostic methodology and several recently approved drugs that are being successfully used

Fibromyalgia Update

Fibromyalgia has come a long way from being an “it’s all in your head” disorder to being a disease with a better defined biochemical mechanism. There's hope now more than ever for this devastating health issue including several recently approved drugs

Fidaxomicin (Dificid)

Dificid, a breakthrough treatment option, is a very narrow-spectrum antibiotic that works by killing C. difficile in the gut, suppressing the production of certain C. difficile toxins, and inhibiting the production of spores, while preserving the normal gut microbiome - GI Society

Fifth Disease (Parvovirus B19)

Sometimes known as fifth disease (because it's one of five viruses which cause a red rash, the others being measles, rubella, roseola and scarlet fever), slapped cheek disease most commonly affects children - Parentdish UK

Fifth Metatarsal Fractures (Jones & Dancer's Fx)

Even though fifth metatarsal fractures represent one of the most common injuries of the lower limb, there is no consensus regarding their classification and treatment, while the term ‘Jones’ fracture has been used inconsistently in the literature - George D Chloros

Filariasis

The disease may not be fatal, but the social and economic cost to those left disfigured leaves them in a life of poverty and isolation - Meera Senthilingam

Filtered Water

It is easy to replace a bad cartridge with a new one when a water filter fails. It is much harder to replace any valuable organs when the human body fails. Don't use your body as the filter - Water Filter Comparison

Finasteride (Proscar)

It is important to note that medications like finasteride typically only mask the symptoms of BPH but do not offer a cure for symptoms of enlarged prostate - Robert Dhir

FIND

The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them - Ernest Hemingway

Find Dentists

More and more dentists are making the visit as pleasurable and pain free as possible. It's the new age of dentistry...Twilight dentistry and even dental spas, a concept long overdue - HWN

Find Dermatologists

Seeing a dermatologist can be a costly, time-consuming, and frustratingly drawn-out process. So it makes sense that a consultation with an online dermatologist would sound intriguing -

Find Doctors

Getting married is easy, finding a good doctor isn't. Learn the strategies on how to find and keep one. No guarantees, but your life will probably be healthier - HWN

Find Health Coverage

Every insurer must offer every individual a plan and ensure each patient with pre-existing conditions has access to 'adequate and affordable health insurance coverage - Bill Cassidy

Find Health Insurance Coverage

Let’s be honest: Health insurance is confusing - Susan Rinkunas

Find Professionals

Getting married is easy, finding a good healthcare professional isn't - HWN

Finger Amputations

General indications for replantation: Thumb, Multiple digits, Single digit distal to the insertion of the flexor digitorum superficialis tendon, Pediatric amputations - Christopher J. Nelson MD

Finger Dislocations

Finger dislocations are relatively simple to identify and treat, but ligament and volar plate ruptures are often missed. Radiographs are not always indicated, but are useful in locating the area of injury and noting avulsion fractures - James R. Roberts MD and Martha Roberts PNP

Finger Fractures

Fractures of the distal phalanges are the most common. They often result from crush injuries to the tip of the fingers leading to blood accumulation below the nail or subungual haematoma, soft tissue injuries, nail bed damage and open lesions - Lexmedicus.com

Finger Injuries

The severity of acute finger injuries is often underestimated, which can lead to improper treatment. Basic knowledge of the anatomy of the finger and a thorough evaluation of the patient can ensure proper diagnosis and treatment - Jeffrey C. Leggit

Finger Thoracostomy

if you have a patient crashing in front of you from a tension hemopneumothorax, a finger thoracostomy is the only way to know for sure you got into the thorax and relieved the tension physiology - Taming the SRU

Fingers

Fingers get everywhere, and injuries are common. The mechanism of injury tends to be age-dependent with the under-fives magnetically drawn to door hinges and the over-fives more likely to do some damage during higher impact sport - Sinead Fox + Kate Jackson

Fingertip Injuries

Fingertips can get injured in a variety of ways such as machetes, meat grinders, and broken glass. You name it, and we’ve probably seen it. Some don’t actually need anything invasive done because the skin is basically just torn off - Michelle Lin MD

Fire Retardants

Fire authorities swear by the product, calling it indispensable. But critics argue that officials are overlooking the product's ecological risks - Hayley Smith

Fire Science

Fire is part of ecosystems in much of the world, so societies must learn to live with it. But key issues are still poorly understood - Albert Simeoni

Fire Science Careers

You have to do something in your life that is honorable and not cowardly if you are to live in peace with yourself, and for the firefighter it is fire - Larry Brown

Firefighting Foam

Unfortunately, the most effective of these firefighting foams, aqueous film forming foam or AFFF contains PFAS, which the EPA has stated to be dangerous - Micah Dickinson

First Aid

Be prepared. At least once in our lifetime we will experience a medical emergency and it can feel like one of the worst times in our life. And don't forget to have a basic first aid kit available both in your car and home.

First Aid Kits

Whether you're going hiking or chopping onions, this kit will help if you do something stupid - Matt Jancer

First Degree AV Block

First-degree atrioventricular (AV) block is defined as an abnormally prolonged PR-interval >200ms. Although traditionally considered to be a benign clinical entity, not all first degree AV blocks are treated the same - Ali Farzad MD

First Trimester Abortion

Surgical abortion by vacuum aspiration or dilatation and curettage has been the method of choice for early pregnancy termination since the 1960s. Medical abortion became an alternative method of first trimester pregnancy termination with the availability of prostaglandins in the early 1970s and anti‐progesterones in the 1980s - Jing Zhang

Firsthand Smoke

There’s an old saying among people who work in public health: Tobacco is the only legal product that, when used as intended, will kill you. Decades of research have thoroughly documented the health problems that result from inhaling tobacco smoke - Ed Yong

Fish Farms

While many people within the fish industry say that fish farming is done for sustainability reasons and to not overstress the marine environment of the oceans, there is a lot more to it than meets the eye - Grant Lingel

Fish Farms: A Panacea Gone Wrong

So why all the concerns and fuss about a technology that was supposed to end world hunger and food shortage? When all is said and done, it comes down to a matter of health risks and environmental damage - Shilo Zylbergold

Fish Oil

Are Omega-3 fatty acids one of nature's wonder supplements or are we just destroying the fish and the oceans and ultimately ourselves in the quest for health? - HWN

Fish Poisoning

Poisoning from ingested marine toxins is an underrecognized hazard for travelers, particularly in the tropics and subtropics. Furthermore, the risk is increasing because of climate change, coral reef damage, and spread of toxic algal blooms - CDC

Fitness

If we could give every individual the right amount of nourishment and exercise, not too little and not too much, we would have found the safest way to health - Hippocrates

Fitness & Covid-19

The pandemic has spurred a return to low-cost fitness activities - Jamie Ducharme

Fitness & Jack LaLanne

A legend has died, Jack LaLanne at the age of 96. He was a health and fitness guru who practiced what he preached. In 1936 at the age of 21, he opened the nation's first fitness gym in Oakland, California

Fitness Adventures

Fitness vacations are becoming more popular than ever before with many companies specializing in integrating a healthy living style with your travel experience/if exercise is not your thing, pick up some new nutrition/stress management - Jan Simon

Fitness Apps

Since we so often rely on our phones to entertain us, teach us and distract us from the real world, why not look to them for a little help when it comes to getting your fitness back on track - Rebecca Norris

Fitness Careers

Are you ready to help shape the fitness industry and the people in it?

Fitness Clubs

If you want to ramp up your fitness, joining a gym probably seems like the obvious solution. But while that method works for some people, it’s certainly not the only path to better fitness - Paige Smith

Fitness Drinks

From sports and energy drinks to electrolyte and recovery drinks, fitness drinks have flooded the market. However, despite their growing popularity, energy drinks remain controversial

Fitness Drinks...Health in a Bottle

In the past decade there has been an explosion of 'health' drinks as opposed to 'energy' drinks. But, is it possible to find health in a bottle?

Fitness Games

In contrast to traditional video games, exergames allow players to experience various activities (e.g., bowling, fishing, tennis, golf) in a virtual world or even take a walk or run

Fitness Organizations

What COVID has done, I think, is that it’s accelerated a trend that was already in the making. It’s really pushed the industry forward and forced a lot of change - Amaya Weddle

Fitness over 50

It could be any activity. Even walking with friends. New things are good for your mind too. You’re not just sitting by yourself or doing the same things. When you do new things. You feel different, and you feel like doing more. Just a little bit at a time makes a big difference - Janice Lennard 

Fitness Professional Certification & CE

The more you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go - Dr. Seuss, 'I Can Read With My Eyes Shut!'

Fitness Professional Jobs

When it comes to networking, the fitness industry may let you trade your suit for leggings and a cocktail for tea, but the sentiment is the same: Connections matter for success - Anna Medaris Miller

Fitness Professionals

Teachers have to see themselves as life-changers, doctors have to see themselves as life-changers and fitness professionals have to see themselves as life-changers - Blahnik

Fitness Trackers

The future of wearable technology in fitness and health isn’t about the fitness bands and health monitors – it’s about what can be done with the data they collect - Riaan Conradie

Fitness Trainers

Having lots of Instagram followers doesn't make someone an expert - Trevor Thieme

Fitz-Hugh-Curtis Syndrome

Fitz-Hugh–Curtis syndrome (FHCS) is defined by the sign of perihepatic (violin-string) adhesions extending from the parietal peritoneum of the anterior abdominal wall to the anterior liver - Steven H. Yale MD, Halil Tekiner PhD & Eileen S. Yale MD

Flagyl (Metronidazole)

Metronidazole was first discovered in the 1950s and has been indicated for a number of medical conditions and uses through the years including bacterial vaginosis, trichomoniasis, giardiasis, dracunculus, C difficile, E histolytica, preterm births, hypoxic radiosensitizer, and perioral dermatitis - John Parkinson

Flakka

The main issue with this whole category is that the user just doesn't know what they're taking or the strength of what they're taking, and literally they are the guinea pigs - Jim Hall

Flame Retardants

New studies have underscored the potentially harmful health effects of the most widely used flame retardants, found in everything from baby blankets to carpets - Elizabeth Grossman

Flatulence (Farts)

Modern society views flatulence as a negative. This is unfortunate, because in most cases it's the byproduct of a beautiful thing — the intricate ecosystem of bacteria living in your intestines - Joseph Stromberg

Flaviviruses

Flaviviruses are major emerging human pathogens on a global scale. Some flaviviruses can infect the central nervous system of the host and therefore are regarded as neurotropic. The most clinically relevant classical neurotropic flaviviruses include Japanese encephalitis virus, West Nile virus, and tick-borne encephalitis virus - Olga A. Maximova and Alexander G. Pletnev

Flavonoids

Flavonoids are a special group of polyphenols found in colorful vegetables, fruits, herbs, and other plants. These phytochemical compounds are some of the most effective antioxidants - IQBar

Flavored Water

Simply put, flavored water is taking water in its purest form and adding natural or synthetic ingredients to enhance the taste. Flavored water encompasses a wide range of products, including sparkling water, zero- or low-calorie waters, and fortified beverages - Interview Area

Flaxseed

They’re a superfood with less star power than kale or kombucha, often seen as no more than a humble cousin of the famed chia seed - Dani Blum

Flea Bites

Treatment is definitely not 'a walk in the park'. Commonly used repellants carry risk and are only part of an overall flea treatment and prevention program - HealthyPets

Flecainide

Although it is recommended in current medical guidelines as first-line therapy for patients without structural heart disease, the use of flecainide has been curtailed since the completion of the Cardiac Arrhythmia Suppression Trial - Debra S. Echt MD

Flesh Eating Bacteria

The hallmark of necrotising fasciitis is pain far more severe than expected for what might otherwise look like a minor infection - Allen Cheng

Flexible Ureterorenoscopy and Laser Lithotripsy (FURSL)

Ureteroscopy is more cost effective than shock wave lithotripsy for stone treatment - Robert M Geraghty

Flexitarian Diet

People become flexitarian for a variety of reasons. Usually it is out of concern for the environmental footprint of the livestock industry, animal welfare or one’s own health - Sylvain Charlebois

Flexor Tendon Injuries

Fortunately, it is not the mandate of the emergency physician to repair flexor tendon lacerations - Mak Sarich

Flexor Tenosynovitis

Typical history is a bite or puncture wound to the hand 2-5 days prior - David Ediger MD

Flies

Because flies eat garbage, manure, and other bacteria-laden materials, and because they spit up their stomach contents on surfaces for which humans may make frequent contact, these winged devils are capable of transmitting more than 60 different serious illnesses - Naveed Saleh MD MS

Flint Water Crisis

The city of Flint, Michigan, suffered a man-made public health crisis caused by failed public policy... The catastrophe made Flint a national symbol of environmental injustice - FLOW

Floaters

While most of the time floaters are absolutely nothing to worry about, a dramatic change in the amount you see can be a sign of a serious problem - Amy Marturana Winderl

Floods

Most floods are caused by man, not weather; deforestation, levee construction, erosion, and overgrazing all result in the loss of ecosystem services - Paul Hawken

Flossing

Brushing with fluoride does prevent dental decay. That flossing has the same benefit is a hunch that has never been proved - Catherine Saint Louis

Flu or Cold?

It can sometimes be hard to tell whether you’ve caught a cold or come down with the flu, but there are usually a few signs you have one or the other - Eleesha Lockett MS

Flu Remedies

Despite your best efforts, you may get the flu anyway, in which case you’ll want to know how to treat it. As with so many illnesses, the best medicine is simply rest and lots of fluids - Greggory Moore

Flu Shot

In the absence of better evidence, vaccines and antivirals must be viewed as only partial and uncertain defenses against the flu. And they may be mere talismans - The Atlantic

Flu Surveillance

Syndromic surveillance systems, as they’re called, aren’t perfect; they’ve rung false alarms before - Maryn McKenna

Flu The Smart Virus

Flu vaccinations have become an annual event in most developed countries, yet flu continues to affect tens of millions of people each year and causes 250,000 to 500,000 deaths worldwide. So, what's wrong? Is the flu virus smarter than us?

Flu Treatment & Therapeutics

Despite your best efforts, you may get the flu anyway, in which case you’ll want to know how to treat it. As with so many illnesses, the best medicine is simply rest and lots of fluids - Greggory Moore

Flu Vaccine

In the absence of better evidence, vaccines and antivirals must be viewed as only partial and uncertain defenses against the flu. And they may be mere talismans - The Atlantic

Flu Vaccine Mandates

It’s an edict that comes out every autumn in many hospitals: If health care workers don’t get a flu shot, they will face consequences. Some make vaccinations a condition of employment - Helen Branswell

Fludrocortisone (Florinef)

Florinef is.. a synthetically produced analogue of aldosterone – an adrenal corticosteroid that plays a key role in regulating blood volume and blood pressure. It’s often used to treat neurally mediated hypotension (reduced blood pressure when standing) and POTS (increased heart rate when standing) as well as low blood volume - Health Rising

FluMist Nasal Spray

The live attenuated vaccine, which is sprayed into the nose, has been ineffective in previous years, and the academy is recommending against its use except in cases in which the child refuses the shot - Nicholas Bakalar

Fluoridation Has It Outlived Its Usefulness

Tap water fluoridation has been around for over 65 years. But is it more harmful than beneficial? Many countries have already banned its use, so why hasn't the United States?

Fluoride

Fluorine is a naturally occurring element that does not often exist on its own in nature due to its high reactivity. Instead, fluorine is often bonded to other elements to make it into a fluoride compound. It is these fluoride compounds that we colloquially know as fluoride - Natalie Bourke

Fluoride Exposure

We now see several significant sources of fluoride exposure prevalent in our environment, many of which are daily assaults to our system - Natlie Bourke

Fluorinated gases

Unfortunately, despite their PR spin, HFCs are NOT an environmental alternative to anything - Greenpeace

Fluoroquinolones

FQs are highly effective, well-tolerated, broad-spectrum antibiotics, making them desirable treatment options for many types of infections. However, its widespread use has led to a high rate of resistance, reducing their utility. Additionally, recent research has revealed more concerns regarding the safety profile of FQs, including rare but serious adverse reactions.-Tara Kidd PharmD

Fluoroscopy

Instead of capturing only a moment in time, fluoroscopy shows the movement of catheters, devices, and contrast within the body over an extended period of time - Patton McGinley

Flurona

Fluvoxamine & Covid-19

Most Covid-19 drug treatments that have been included in trials haven’t panned out. A large new study suggests fluvoxamine might be different - Kelsey Piper

FM

Fibromyalgia has come a long way from being an “it’s all in your head” disorder to being a disease with a better defined biochemical mechanism, better diagnostic methodology and several recently approved drugs that are being successfully used

FND

Functional neurological disorder – formerly called conversion disorder – is more common than multiple sclerosis yet remains a little-known condition in both the medical community and the general population - Emma Clark

FODMAP Intolerance

The problem is that FODMAP intolerance is not yet well-known and doctors receive very little nutritional training throughout their education. That’s OK .. these guys have enough to learn as it is - The FODMAP Friendly Vegan

Folate

Arguably, no conventional nutrient has undergone as much of a research renaissance in recent years as folate - WHFoods.com

Folic Acid

Man-made molecules do funny, unpredictable things because they don't work with our normal biochemical pathways. Nature made molecules we have consumed for millennia work with our bodies - Mark Hyman MD

Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)

Follicle-Stimulating Hormone (FSH) is a crucial player in the intricate systems of human reproduction, influencing fertility in both men and women - Kristen Brogaard PhD

Fonio

The fact that fonio is resilient, has stuck around for 5,000 years in the midst of cultural, economic and ecological changes, speaks a lot to what the seed means - Stephen Woods

Food

If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world - J.R.R. Tolkien

Food Addiction

Several studies now suggest that food and drug addictions have much in common, particularly in the way that both disrupt the parts of the brain involved in pleasure and self-control - Tara Parker-Pope

Food Additives

The food we eat today looks nothing like what our ancestors ate, even those from a generation or two ago! Food is no longer just food. The vast majority of food in grocery stores is processed to some degree and contains some form of food additives - Trish Shea

Food Allergy

About 20 per cent of the population believe themselves to have a food allergy and only about five per cent actually do - John Warner

Food Allergy Tests

Many kids whose allergies were diagnosed on the basis of blood or skin tests alone may not be truly allergic to those foods - Melinda Beck

Food and Drug Administration

FDA approval is based on evidence — provided by the company that makes the medical product — that the benefits of the product outweigh the risks for most patients for a specific use. It doesn’t necessarily mean the product is safe - Diana Zuckerman

Food Apps

Some of the better eating and nutrition apps

Food Blogs

If you, a loved one, or someone you know are dealing with health issues or love to eat or cook - you may find it helpful to see what others are saying

Food Charities

With the global hunger crisis rising, there are a lot of people who could really use your help - Shannon Rosenberg

Food Delivery

Food delivery is becoming a whole new beast. Over the past several years, convenience-based food services have become more and more prevalent — and they’re predominantly focused on healthy foods - Kristen Aiken and Alena Hall

Food Dyes

Artificial dyes derived from petroleum are found in thousands of foods. In particular breakfast cereals, candy, snacks, beverages, vitamins, and other products aimed at children are colored with dyes - Carol Potera

Food Early Healthy Habits Payoff Big Later in Life

Good health comes cheaply during youth. But there's a price to be paid for not developing healthy habits.

Food Expiration Dates

These dates generally refer to when a product will have the best flavor or quality or when to sell the product by and are not related to safety of the food - Andrea Glenn PhD

Food Intolerance

Food intolerance refers mostly to the inability to process or digest certain foods. The most common food reaction appears to be lactose intolerance. As we get older, our ability to digest dairy decreases - Marcelo Campos MD

Food Labeling

Food labeling is one of the least objectionable types of regulation bursting into the scene in recent decades. It is also one of the least successful - Omri Ben-Shahar

Food Labelling Taking a No-Tolerance Approach to Deception

All we want when we look at a food label is to know what's in the stuff we're considering putting in our bodies. Because a lot of companies know they'll move more product if they fudge the facts, only strong disincentives to their doing so will stop them.

Food Magazines

There's something beautiful about walking around a bookstore and flipping through tangible, printed literature. Especially when it comes to food magazines - Alexandra Jade Tringali

Food not Bombs

In the United States, 20% of the federal budget goes to the military, and over 30% of edible food goes to waste. Operating in the ether between two statistics is Food Not Bombs, giving away food in the hope of refashioning the world...

Food Poisoning

Contrary to popular belief, the leading cause of food-borne illnesses is actually the mishandling of foods at home, NOT when eating out - Alyse Levine, Livestrong.com

Food Protein-Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome (FPIES)

Food protein–induced enterocolitis syndrome (FPIES) was first described in detail in the late 20th century as a non–IgE-mediated food allergy characterized by delayed gastrointestinal symptoms after ingestion of a trigger food. Although the initial case series reported infants reacting to cow’s milk– and soy-based formulas, we now recognize that FPIES affects patients across the age spectrum - Mary Grace Baker MD

Food recalls

According to an estimate from the CDC, produce causes nearly half of all food-borne illnesses, while dairy and eggs cause 20 percent, meat and poultry are the culprits in only 22 percent of cases, and fish and shellfish just 6 percent - Julia Belluz

Food Revolution Jamie Oliver

Obesity is quickly overtaking smoking as the number one cause of death in the U.S. as well as Canada and the UK. Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver is on a mission to change America’s eating habits one plate, one school lunch and one impoverished town at a time

Food Safety

So keep it simple. When it comes to your own safety, the best entity to rely on is you. The fewer variables there are, the safer you're likely to be - Greggory Moore

Food Safety - What’s On Your Plate?

So what's in your food besides additives that we should be concerned about?

Food Safety Keep it Simple

They say there are no guarantees in life. Unfortunately, that goes for food safety. But there are simple ways we can minimize our risks.

Food Sensitivity

Food intolerance refers mostly to the inability to process or digest certain foods. The most common food reaction appears to be lactose intolerance. As we get older, our ability to digest dairy decreases - Marcelo Campos MD

Food Sensitivity Tests

Trendy food intolerance tests aren't accurate, but they fuel our obsession with what we can and cannot eat - Shayla Love

Food Vacations

I am not a great cook, I am not a great artist, but I love art, and I love food, so I am the perfect traveler - Michael Palin

Food Vacations & Cooking Classes

For some, a vacation offers the perfect opportunity to get out of the kitchen and let someone else prepare your meals. But for the foodies and apprentice chefs... a few days away provides a prime opportunity to pick up a few cooking skills - Ann Rivall

Food Waste

Imagine walking out of a grocery store with four bags of groceries, dropping one in the parking lot, and just not bothering to pick it up. That’s essentially what we’re doing - Dana Gunders

Food Waste, Food Insecurity, and the Right to Food

Nearly one-third of America’s food supply goes to waste. Although the government has recently instituted a number of measures to improve that state of affairs, it may take deeper changes to eliminate food insecurity.

Foodborne Illness

Contrary to popular belief, the leading cause of food-borne illnesses is actually the mishandling of foods at home, NOT when eating out - Alyse Levine, Livestrong.com

Foodborne Outbreaks

Food production has been industrialized and its trade and distribution have been globalized. These changes introduce multiple new opportunities for food to become contaminated with harmful bacteria, viruses, parasites, or chemicals - Dr Margaret Chan, the WHO’s Director-General

Foot Binding

Foot-binding is one phenomenon in the long history of societies controlling women’s physical movement—along with their rights as citizens and their legal status as human beings—as a tenet of civilized existence - Antonia Malchik

Foot Doctors

Getting married is easy, finding a good podiatrist isn't. Learn the strategies on how to find and keep one. No guarantees, but your life will probably be healthier!

Foot Fractures

Consider CT if pt cannot bear weight, or even if XR negative and high suspicion - Audrey Bree Tse MD

Foot Health

Neglecting foot health can lead to more complicated issues later - Angela Chen

Foot Injuries

Foot injuries are common and can have significant implications for a patient’s well-being, functional capacity, and finances. Foot injuries can negatively impact quality of life and ability to work both in the immediate post-injury period (e.g., due to pain, weight bearing status, discomfort) and potentially later due to any injury sequelae (e.g., nonunion, post-traumatic arthritis or deformity). - Isabel Lott MD

Foot Lift (Foot Fillers)

In an increasingly popular procedure called a “Loub Job,” physicians insert dermal filler into the balls, toe pads, and heels of women’s feet, apparently creating a cushioning effect that allows them to parade in stilettos without pain - Leslie H. Stevens MD

Foot Pain

Many patients have a misconception that most foot ailments can only be treated with surgery, experts say. Instead, depending on the severity of the problem, nearly all foot ailments can be treated without surgery - Angela Chen

Football & Concussions

Through better equipment, improved knowledge of head injury and better medical care, we can mitigate the effects of concussion at all levels of football - Steven Broglio

Football (American)

Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I assure you, it's much more serious than that - Bill Shankly

Football Helmets

Headgear, unfortunately, isn’t going to do anything about the movement of the brain - Frances Corrigan

Forearm Fractures

Forearm injuries occur on a spectrum from a little bone “bruise”, through a buckle and then the nasty dinner fork fractures - Dennis Ren MD

Foreign Bodies

Caution – U/S has poor sensitivity for foreign bodies. CT saves your bacon here - Adam Thomas

Foreign Body Aspiration

In a child with chronic cough, recurrent pneumonias, persistent croup, or “asthma” that fails standard medical therapy, one should always have “retained foreign body” on the differential diagnosis - Molly Wormley MD

Forensic Careers

Since the 1980s DNA testing has proven to be the most reliable form of forensic evidence as opposed to hair or even blood analysis - The Innocence Project

Forensic Jobs

Developing technologies, miraculous discoveries, and an unrelenting need for ways to present courtroom evidence have brought forensic sciences and tech-nologies to the forefront of more than the popular television shows - Sanford Weiss

Forensic Journals

The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you - BB King

Forensic Medicine (Forensic Pathologists)

Those who have dissected or inspected many bodies have at least learnt to doubt; while others who are ignorant of anatomy and do not take the trouble to attend it are in no doubt at all - Giovanni Battista Morgagni (1682-1771); Italian Anatomist

Forensic Organizations

Tell me and I’ll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I’ll understand - Chinese proverb

Forensic Scientists

Most major cases today are closed by the use of forensic science, through the detailed attention of the people in white coats. Science has become the final adjudicator - Nigel McCrery

Forest Bathing

It might sound like a weird, new-age buzzword, but it's actually a pretty interesting. Ecotherapy is, in basic terms, using nature or natural spaces as a form of or tool for psychotherapy - James Gaines

Forever Chemicals (PFAs)

Part of what’s so worrisome about fluorinated chemicals is that they’re persistent in the environment and our bodies, and can be transferred from mothers to children through breast milk and through the placenta - Goop.com

Fossil Fuels

Fire made us human, fossil fuels made us modern, but now we need a new fire that makes us safe, secure, healthy and durable - Amory Lovins

Fountain of Youth IV Vitamins

True believers and skeptics on both sides of the fence are locked in a passionate debate as to the powers of vitamin infusions - Shilo Zylbergold

Fournier's Gangrene

One of the most feared and commonly fatal findings in the perineum - Matthew Mitchell MD

Fowler's Syndrome

As with any new idea that challenges entrenched thinking, there was initially considerable antagonism and hostility to the concept, and for several years I chose not to be involved in urological patients - Prof Clare J. Fowler FRCP

Fracking

Scientists have found that inherent in the fracking process is the release of large quantities of methane, which is at least 34 times more potent than carbon dioxide as a cause of climate change - Daniel Jacobson

Fractures (Broken Bones)

Broken bones aren't fun for anyone, whether you're young, old, or in between - Piedmont Orthopedics

Fragile X syndrome

Fragile X has come to be recognized as a leading cause of mental retardation among newborns in the U.S., second only to Down’s syndrome. It produces disabilities ranging from learning difficulties, especially in math, to mental retardation, often accompanied by such benign physical abnormalities as oversize ears, an elongated forehead, enlarged testes and double-jointedness - Jamie Murphy

France Healthcare

While no country can rightly claim to have the best health care system in the world, the French appear broadly satisfied with theirs - Laurent Chambaud

Frankenfood and GMOs

The future is now and what’s out there already in terms of genetic engineering is just the tip of the iceberg - Dr. Wolfgang Frankenheimer

Fraternal Twins

When a mother gives birth to twins, the offspring are not always identical or even the same gender. Known as fraternal twins, they represent a longstanding evolutionary puzzle - Joseph L Tomkins

Free Palestine Movement

The anti-Israel movement exists in the United States as a result of a decades-long conflict in the Middle East, the cause of which is complex and has faults on many sides. It was both inevitable and necessary for the United States to have a pro-Palestinian movement - Jonathan Chait

Freedom

We use the term freedom in political, economic, social, and religious contexts. But what exactly does it mean to be free? - José Azel

Freekah

Freekeh is one of the Middle East's famed "ancient grains" — it's been cultivated in the region for more than four millennia. The word comes from the Arabic word meaning "to rub," which is how farmers stripped away the burnt husk from the green grain in the age before heavy machinery combines - Daniella Cheslow

Friedreich's Ataxia

The most important thing to remember is that no two cases of FA are the exact same. Yes the disorder has the same general consequences, but everyone has a different timeline - My Friedreichs Ataxia Journey

Friendships

Family relationships often come with a dose of guilt and obligation. Friends, on the other hand, are the antidote to the burdens of daily life - Tara Parker-Pope

Frontline Workers

During the pandemic one part of the workforce did not get to wear pyjamas during the day or join in marathon sessions of Tiger King. The people known as key, frontline or essential workers had to be in public spaces and often in close proximity with their colleagues. Many died - The Economist

Frontotemporal Degeneration

When most people hear about dementia, they picture older people with memory loss. But not all types of dementia start with memory loss - Stephanie Wong

Frozen Shoulder (Adhesive Capsulitis)

Frozen shoulder is one of those spontaneous conditions we face as we age. Recovery can be long and grueling if you go it alone, which too many people do - Michael Khazzam MD

FRT

Facial-recognition technology poses ethical questions that trouble citizens and civil liberties campaigners all over the world - Financial Times

Fructose

Yes, fructose has a low glycaemic index of 19, because it doesn't increase blood glucose. It's fructose, for goodness sake. It increases blood fructose, which is way worse - Robert Lustig

Fructose Metabolism

Fructose has the same chemical formula as glucose (C6H12O6), but its metabolism differs markedly from that of glucose due to its almost complete hepatic extraction and rapid hepatic conversion into glucose, glycogen, lactate, and fat - Luc Tappy and Kim-Anne Lê

Fruit

The health benefits of a diet rich in fruits and vegetables outweigh the risks of pesticide exposure - EWG

Fruit Flies aka Vinegar Flies (Drosophila melanogaster)

Drosophila has a long history of research in bio-medicine, and its capabilities as a model are being expanded and updated every year. It is an exciting and fundamental system to work with, that could transform the way research into cancer develops in the future - Joaquín de Navascués

Fruit Sugar

Chemically, the sugars in fruit and the sugars in a candy bar are the same, but the effects on your health couldn't be more different - Trisha Calvo

FTD

When most people hear about dementia, they picture older people with memory loss. But not all types of dementia start with memory loss - Stephanie Wong

Fukushima

The Fukushima disaster seems to have acted as a trigger, catalysing states to take a new approach towards energy generation worldwide - David Elliott

Fukushima Fallout: It's No Chernobyl, We Hope!

Time will tell how the long term effects of Fukushima will ‘fall out’. The stark reality is what occurred in Japan could happen anywhere! So, be ready for the next one

Fukushima Wastewater

The current plan, unfortunately, is probably the least bad of a bunch of bad options - Edwin Lyman, Union of Concerned Scientists

Full Body Scan

Body scan companies say they can diagnose cancer faster and that AI can make it cheaper. But there's a gap between that dream and the medical community's reality - Jessica Rendall

Functional Beverages

Drinks with a purpose, known as “functional beverages,” have become unavoidable in many supermarkets, drugstores, and gas stations across the country - Yasmin Tayag

Functional Medicine

Functional medicine would be the operating system running in the background, while integrative approaches, like acupuncture and homeopathy, are like specific apps running in the foreground without an operating system connecting them - Catherine Guthrie

Functional Neurological Disorder

Functional neurological disorder – formerly called conversion disorder – is more common than multiple sclerosis yet remains a little-known condition in both the medical community and the general population - Emma Clark

Fundraising Events

Sports events are becoming even more commonplace than the customary star studded gala. Whether you run, walk, ride or sponsor, it's a win/win for everyone - HWN

Fundraising for Charities

I think any organization that doesn’t keep their eye on what’s happening with its customers runs the risk of becoming obsolete. Clearly the world is changing - Lisa Bowman

Fungal Infections (Mycoses)

It's not just mold when it comes to fungal infections - HWN

Fungal Meningitis

While the more common bacterial and viral forms of meningitis tend to strike quickly with obvious symptoms, fungal meningitis grows slowly and is hard to diagnose - Lauran Neergaard

Fungal Pneumonia

There’s more than one way to contract pneumonia, and one of those ways is through various fungi. Yep—we said “fungi,” as in the plural of fungus - The Lung Docs

Fungal Vaginitis

When it comes down to it, there are plenty of old wives' tales floating around -- especially on the Internet. The only proven remedies for treating yeast infections are topical antifungals...Huff Post

Future Health

You can get excited about the future. The past won’t mind - Hillary DePiano