Health

There are some medical reasons you may notice an increase in saliva, acid reflux being one common culprit.

Making an audible sound when breathing out may feel like a much-needed release. But what exactly causes us to sigh?

Air conditioning might seem essential in the heat, but it can also have surprising effects on your body. These are the pros and cons of using air conditioning.

You might have heard the phrase that "sitting is the new smoking." This is the real reason why sitting might be as dangerous as smoking for your health.

Stress is known to wreak havoc on the body, but studies have found that physical or emotional stress may actually cause a fever in some people.

For years, studies have suggested that vitamin D, while important for healthy bones, is also relevant for fighting viruses.

Mouth burning and tingling are common after using mouthwash, but should you be worried? This is why your mouth burns after you use mouthwash.

If you leave hand sanitizer in a hot car, you might wonder if the sanitizer will be less effective at eliminating germs. This is what you need to know.

Flirting causes a riot of effects in the body, from a change in metabolism, to the secretion of certain neurochemicals, to parts of the brain lighting up.

Nearly one year into the global COVID-19 pandemic and Zoom, the videoconferencing service, has become a necessity for the modern adult.

Before you begin to sound the cancer alarm, take a breath. That small dot that is reddish in hue is a completely benign phenomenon called a cherry angioma.

Most people have heard the phrase that muscle weighs more than fat, but the truth is a little more complicated than that.

The importance of drinking enough water is well-documented. However, for fans of alkaline water, it's not just how much water you drink -- it's what kind.

The urge to cry is your mind and body's stress response, but you might try to hold back your tears. What happens if you do?

Now that the intense hype over chia seeds has settled down, it's time for a new representative to step up to the podium. Enter basil seeds.

There it is — a brown spot on your skin that you're sure wasn't there before. Is it a freckle? A mole? Will it go away? Could it be cancerous?

The development of both the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna vaccines has been a cause for celebration among the medical community.

From your vision and eye coloring, to irritation and type of discharge, your eyes can reveal a lot about your overall health. What causes eye boogers, anyway?

A therapy that aims different colored lights at your skin is being hailed as an effective treatment for persistent acne. Does light therapy really help acne?

The stomach flu is an infection of the intestines that can be caused by a variety of germs. How long are you contagious if you have it?

Despite the name, the term sleepwalking can encompass many activities. Learn the real reason people sleepwalk and how you can prevent future episodes.

Creatine often flies under the radar, despite the fact that studies have shown that it's capable of increasing muscle mass and improving exercise performance.

Yet even if you swear that you can take the heat from spicy foods, your body seems to signal otherwise, complete with teary eyes, sweating, and a runny nose.

You're enjoying a meal or snack when suddenly the food goes down the wrong 'pipe,' and you start coughing. What does that really mean?

Regardless of skin color, wrist size, age, or amount of body hair, the entire female Twitterverse appeared to be twinning with nearly identical wrist freckles.

Needing to sleep after sex is an incredibly common response. This is what it really means when you get tired after sex and why you might want to embrace it.

While it may be difficult to restrain from popping that zit, doctors say you should try. Here's the real reason popping pimples is ruining your skin.