For years, compulsive behaviors have been viewed as bad habits stuck on autopilot. But new research in rats found the opposite: inflammation in a key decision-making brain region actually made ...

Hard and crunchy foods, spicy foods, acidic foods like citrus fruits, and drinks such as alcohol, coffee, and carbonated beverages can irritate your inflamed throat and worsen symptoms. Soft foods and ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...