Many people love to visit Southern California, due to the beautiful weather and wide variety of year-round activities that the area offers. So if you’re one of the lucky ones who owns a home in San Diego, you may as well plan on having plenty of hous (...)

An acoustic neuroma is a slow-growing tumor that affects the nerve responsible for hearing. This nerve, the vestibular cochlear, is located directly behind the ear and under the brain.

Pulled over to the side of the road, there are no car lifts or tire changers to help you out. It’s up to you to change that tire.

Cigarette addiction is all too common. While they have ancient roots, cigarettes have spread all over the world, and it's no surprise to anyone that cigarettes cause a variety of health problems. You might consider quitting, but that is easier said t (...)

Plastic surgery can make you look great—really great. The kind of great where you feel so confident that you can walk out on that beach in a little two-piece again, just like you used to. But plastic surgery can do so much more.

To understand nicotine addiction, or any addiction for that matter, one has to start with brain chemistry. The brain uses various chemicals to tell the body what to do and when to do it. One of the busiest of all our brain chemicals is dopamine.

On our huge planet, there are umpteen million different creatures, critters, and insects living right beside us. We’re not always aware of it, and for the most part, animals are happy enough living their lives away from humans.

Dogs are awesome and inherently loveable animals. While some get a bad rap for being vicious or unhygienic, most of a dog's seemingly negative traits are dependent upon the owner. As such, early training (and proper bathing) is a good idea. Here are (...)

Just as you and I can surf the web looking for products and ideas to help us stay healthy, your physician is surfing the web, too. Some of the things he’s looking for are the very same things you are looking for—new ideas and products to keep you hea (...)

We all know that exercise is a great thing for our bodies. It helps burn those calories we accumulate throughout the day. It helps us build strong muscles to get through the day and/or impress the ladies. It’s good for the heart, lungs, and endurance (...)