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Tilt-A-Whirl Jul. 26, 2022
"Did you know you have a tilted uterus?" My gynecologist asked during a routine exam. Honestly, I wa... Read More
Genes and COVID-19 Sep. 22, 2021
COVID-19 hits some people harder than others, with more severe or longer-lasting symptoms and conseq... Read More
Unhealthy Relationships Nov. 20, 2019
Which is worse for your health: a troubled relationship with a significant other or prolonged proble... Read More
Painful Muscle Memory Oct. 30, 2019
Aricept, a drug commonly prescribed to manage cognitive decline in Alzheimer's patients, may be asso... Read More
Planting the Idea Oct. 02, 2019
You know this, but it bears repeating: A diet rich in plant-based foods may be better for heart heal... Read More
Baseball Is Life Sep. 04, 2019
A new study finds that major league baseball players tend to fare better, healthwise, than the gener... Read More
Grain of Truth Aug. 28, 2019
With Americans more health-conscious than ever (even if we're more talk than action), there are pres... Read More
Brother, Can You Care Me a Dime? Jun. 19, 2019
The costs of caregiving are myriad and diverse. Often, when the topic comes up, it's about the emoti... Read More
Teasing's Terrible Twist Jun. 12, 2019
Teens who said they were teased or ridiculed about their weight increased their body mass by 33% eac... Read More
Tri, Tri, Again Jun. 05, 2019
For some years, physicians, engineers and sci-fi geeks have been trying to create a medical device s... Read More
The Coming Caregiving Crisis May. 22, 2019
With roughly 8 million middle-class Americans currently over the age of 75, the costs of needed hous... Read More
Smoke and Fears May. 08, 2019
Cancer deaths overall in the United States dropped more than 25% between 1991 and 2016, but the good... Read More
Tweeter-Totter May. 01, 2019
A nationwide survey of 600,000 people found an uptick in the number of teens and young adults experi... Read More
Again: Vaccines Don't Cause Autism Apr. 24, 2019
Another major study, this one involving more than 650,000 Danish children, has found no link between... Read More
Being a Great Caregiver Apr. 17, 2019
Caring for a spouse with a serious chronic illness often places incredible strain upon a relationshi... Read More
Sleep Well Mar. 20, 2019
As we age, deep sleep tends to become more of a memory. Older persons tend to sleep less and less we... Read More
Hedgehog Hygiene Hitch Mar. 06, 2019
The CDC is warning the public to be careful about playing with pet hedgehogs. A salmonella outbreak ... Read More
Medicine Goes to the Dogs, Precisely Feb. 06, 2019
Precision or personalized medicine is the mantra these days. It's the idea that medical science can ... Read More
'Cramps' Rhymes With 'Stamps'; Here's How to Lick 'Em Feb. 05, 2019
Class is in session. Today's topic isn't the sexiest, but if you've ever had a muscle cramp during s... Read More
