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Why Are You Sitting While Reading This? Oct. 17, 2018
A new analysis of self-reported activity levels among adults in 168 countries indicates that more th... Read More
Warm Up to Thermograms. What? You've Never Head of Them? Oct. 16, 2018
Every woman I know worries about breast cancer, including me. It doesn't just run in my family; it g... Read More
Weight Loss and Breast Cancer Oct. 12, 2018
October is breast cancer awareness month. The fight to find a cure is dear to many of our hearts, as... Read More
Do Your Folks Have an Advance Health Care Directive? Do You? Oct. 10, 2018
Dear Carrie: I'm trying to help my parents, who are in their late 60s, with estate planning. They're... Read More
Dementia Wracks Finances as well as Minds. Federal Programs Leave Gaping Holes. Oct. 08, 2018
In the frayed, porous net that is America's health care system, dementia sufferers are especially su... Read More
Healthy Options Are Not Slowing Fast-Food Problems Oct. 05, 2018
There's little doubt that the healthy lifestyle movement in this country over the last decade or so ... Read More
Cost the Real Culprit in Health Care Oct. 05, 2018
"Medicare-for-all" is the newest Democratic Party talking point. Gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gill... Read More
Cranberries for Health Oct. 05, 2018
We've all learned a few things about nutrition from our moms and grandmas: Eat your fruits and veggi... Read More
On Health Care, Voters Want More Choice and Less Politics Oct. 04, 2018
Polls consistently show that health care is one of the top issues on voters' minds heading into the ... Read More
Taking Aspirin with a Grain of Salt Oct. 03, 2018
A new large study suggests that a daily dose of aspirin does not lower risk of having a heart attack... Read More
It's Open Enrollment: Are You Making the Most of Your Employee Benefits? Oct. 03, 2018
Dear Readers: It's open enrollment time, and I have a question for you: Are you taking full advantag... Read More
Marijuana and the Soon-To-Be Mom Sep. 26, 2018
New research shows that pregnant women suffering severe nausea and vomiting turn to marijuana at mor... Read More
FDA Cracks Down on E-cigarette Products Targeting Kids Sep. 25, 2018
Teens lighting up are hard to find these days, but there's no mistaking the thick clouds of vapor th... Read More
The Opioid Crisis Is Now a Fentanyl Crisis Sep. 24, 2018
America's opioid crisis has shifted. As Congress and the White House have dawdled, the overdose deat... Read More
The Push and Pull of What's Sep. 21, 2018
Turmeric, as most folks may know, is a yellow root of ancient origin. Derived from a plant similar t... Read More
New Recommendations for Fighting Obesity Sep. 21, 2018
OK, we have to get serious about obesity. More than 35 percent of men and 40 percent of women in the... Read More
Night Gout Sep. 19, 2018
Gout is a common, but complex, form of arthritis. It occurs when urate crystals (derived from uric a... Read More
I Heart Female Docs Sep. 12, 2018
Heart disease is an equal opportunity killer. It's the No. 1 cause of death for both men and women. ... Read More
Memory and Medication Aug. 10, 2018
Dear Annie: As a patient, I know how easy it is to forget to take your medication one day. As a phar... Read More
