HB Mag Health Research Team

Premarin cream is a brand-name estrogen product, and brand-name hormones are rarely cheap. There is no widely available manufacturer coupon program for Premarin cream the way there is for some other brand drugs, so the most reliable ways to lower your cost are insurance coverage, generic estradiol cream, patient assistance programs, and comparing pharmacy cash … Read more

Temperament is the part of your personality that shows up before life experience has much say. It is your built-in style of reacting to people, situations, and change. Researchers generally describe it through a small set of traits, and you can get a useful read on your own by looking at patterns that have followed … Read more

Getting testosterone from a doctor starts with a blood test, not a prescription. Most clinicians will check your morning total testosterone at least twice before diagnosing low testosterone, because a single low reading is common and often temporary. From there, the path depends on whether you have symptoms plus consistently low levels, and on whether … Read more

A swollen, sore tongue along the sides is most often caused by irritation from the teeth, a scalloped tongue pressing against the teeth, or a nutritional deficiency such as low vitamin B12, iron, or folate. Less often it points to a condition like oral lichen planus, a viral infection, or, rarely, oral cancer. The location … Read more

Olipop is not automatically a healthier choice than soda just because it is marketed as a “prebiotic” drink. Compared with regular soda, it has far less sugar and fewer calories. Compared with diet soda, the difference is much smaller than the marketing suggests. The right answer depends on which soda you are replacing and what … Read more

A small bowel series is an X-ray exam that tracks a chalky liquid called barium through your small intestine. The prep usually means not eating or drinking for several hours beforehand, and sometimes avoiding certain medications. The procedure is generally low-risk, but it does involve radiation and a small chance of constipation or, rarely, a … Read more

Atrial fibrillation is the most common serious heart rhythm disorder, and it is also one of the most frequently missed. You can check your own pulse at home in about 30 seconds, and consumer devices like smartwatches can flag an irregular rhythm, but neither confirms a diagnosis. Only a clinician using an ECG or a … Read more