Can chiropractic medicine help people, or is it a modern day snake oil treatment? Many chiropractic associations are rewriting their practices to acknowledge treating only spine and neck problems. While others offer treatment for diseases not directly related to the spine. Also, an article describing what chiropractic care is, and its history.

The summer 2018 special issue of Discover Magazine focuses on medical mysteries and related topics. Fourteen examples of tools or instruments that have changed the way medicine is practiced and allowed us to peak into the human body. Also, some unexpected discoveries that lead to startling advances in medical science.

Your dog can get vaccinated for Lyme disease but you can't. The safe and effective human vaccine is no longer available, and the patent has expired. Also, how to protect your body and yard from ticks. The symptoms of Lyme disease. Tags:

A special summer 2018 issue of Discover Magazine focuses on medical mysteries.

A number of articles that highlight the promise of, and concern about immunotherapy for desperate cancer patients. While immunotherapy holds out hope for cures, it is also priced beyond the reach of most people and can have horrible side effects. Also, a lifesaving medical pump for cancer patients is being taken off the market. And, what does the diagnosis “pre-cancerous” mean.

Wired Magazine looks at a sleep robot, called Somnox, used to subconsciously shift our breathing to a slow and steady sleep rhythm. Seven good reasons why getting a good 7 hours of sleep is important. Also, an article on how to fall asleep fast, and stay asleep.

In 2006 science and math writer Julie Rehmeyer was diagnosed by a neurologist with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (also known as Myalgic Encephalomyelitis). It took her four years to discover that her debilitating symptoms were caused by exposure to mold. This June 2017 article from Oprah Magazine describes her journey and the extreme measures she had to take to find relief. Tags:

Articles from a variety of sources questioning the accepted wisdom that preventive health care is a universally positive trend. Author Barbara Ehrenreich on the quest to control aging, death and disease. Dr. Caroline Poplin writes in an essay for MedPage Today that the best way to improve the health of a population is to look after social determinants of health - good wages, education, decent housing, a safe environment and good social supports.

People in the happiest countries feel secure, have a sense of purpose, and enjoy lives that minimize stress and maximize joy. A National Geographic article explores why Denmark, Costa Rica and Singapore are the happiest countries in the world.

A focus on articles about good sexual health. Topics covered include pain during sex, male contraceptives, endometriosis, and sex after a cancer diagnosis and treatment.