Eighteen years ago this month the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that it would sponsor a landmark study to examine women and cardiovascular disease. Known as the Women's Health Initiative (WHI), the study enrolled more than 161,000 women

An estimated 3 million Americans have glaucoma, which can stealthily cause vision loss even before people realize they have the disease. People with diabetes face special risks from glaucoma

Tarsal tunnel syndrome is caused by compression of the tibial nerve in the canal formed by the flexor retinaculum and the foot bones. This canal is called tarsal tunnel. See the graphic below.