Steam may be more powerful than you think. It smooths clothes and kills germs, but now doctors are testing it against cancer. At Keck Medicine of USC, part of a large nationwide study, researchers are ...

Back pain is a widespread issue that affects millions of people around the world. Whether it’s caused by a recent injury, chronic conditions, or general muscle strain, many individuals seek relief ...

From ancient Roman baths to modern infrared saunas, passive heat therapy has become an increasingly popular therapeutic tool for improving health and reducing the risk and/or severity of disease. As ...

After an injury, a health writer found healing in the heat. A Finnish MD/PhD world expert in sauna therapy explains the ...

DALLAS -- The saying goes that you should stay out of the kitchen if you can't take the heat, but new research suggests otherwise -- for the sake of your blood pressure. In a study published in the ...

Heat therapy may be a promising treatment in the fight against cancer, autoimmune problems and efforts to avoid organ rejection in transplant patients, according to researchers at the University of ...

Hyperthermia, a cancer treatment using controlled heat to kill tumor cells, shows promise but faces limitations due to some tumor cells' unexpected heat resistance. Researchers from Japan have now ...

Certain times—and workouts—are better than others.

Adherents of hot yoga swear by its benefits like increased flexibility, boosted cardio and even radiant skin. Now, warmed-up workouts are getting a high-tech spin. As infrared heat therapy grows in ...