Washington: Can you ditch the strips and dump the dentist for whiter teeth? Experts say you can reclaim those pearly whites simply by mixing fruit, such as strawberries, with some baking soda, and applying the all-natural concoction to your teeth.

Durham: Researchers have known for decades that stress contributes to heart disease. But a new analysis by researchers at Duke Medicine shows mental stress may tax women’s hearts more than men’s.

Washington: In recognition of World Stroke Day Oct. 29, Loyola University Medical Center neurologist Jose Biller lists seven surprising things you may not know about strokes.

Hamilton: Hospital visitors and staff are greeted with hand sanitizer dispensers in the lobby, by the elevators and outside rooms as reminders to wash their hands to stop infections, but just how clean are patients’ hands?

Washington: Next to lung cancer, breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in women, according to the American Cancer Society. That’s why so many medical professionals encourage women to get mammograms, even though the tests are imperfect at best: only a minority of suspicious mammograms actually leads to a cancer diagnosis that results in lots of needless worry for women and their families not to mention the time, discomfort and expense of additional tests, including ultrasounds and biopsies.

New Delhi: Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Health Minister, has said that universal access to mental health care is a specific goal of the government. It would find substantial articulation in the evolving National Health Policy and National Health Assurance Mission (NHAM), he said.