With his art, he roamed the world

Siwak Family Fred Siwak's butterflies went around the globe. By Bryan Marquard, Globe Staff Amid the dust and noise of a market in Asmara, the capital city of Eritrea in the Horn of Africa, a photographer used chewing gum...

PEOPLE'S PHARMACY: Gluten-free diet reduces headaches

Two years ago, I was getting headaches every day for several months. I visited five different doctors, but none had a clue as to the reason, and they weren't any help.

Mark Hyman, MD: Is Hidden Fungus Making You Ill?

Problems related to yeast are usually ignored and not linked to patient's complaints. If a subject is not taught in medical school, it is assumed not to be real. This is a dangerous assumption.

Chronic Facial Pain, Diagnosis And Treatment

Do you suffer from chronic facial pain, including constant pain in or around your ears, sore jaw, ringing in your ears, clicking or popping sounds when you open or close your mouth or chronic headaches and neck pain? Do you often feel like your jaw is stuck open or closed? Do you feel as though you have a limited opening of your mouth? If you answered "yes" to any of the above questions, the ...

Dr. Paul Donohue: Pulmonary diseases can be inherited, incorrectly diagnosed

Dear Dr. Donohue: My wife of 55 years died last year from the complications of an illness known as alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency. In her late 40s, she would become unduly winded doing the polka. After many internist and a few pulmonary specialist visits, all of whom prescribed asthma medicines for her, she persisted with a chronic cough. She finally found a pulmonary specialist who tested her ...