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I'm 17, Drink Alcohol and Don't Want a Lecture May. 07, 2019
DR. WALLACE: No lectures, please: I just seek factual information with my request here. I'm 17, and ... Read More
Be Super 'Uncool' and Keep Kids Off Pot Mar. 25, 2019
Whatever the law and pop culture say, warn your children about the psychological and physiological d... Read More
Fuel for the Brain Mar. 22, 2019
A new study finds that higher consumption of vegetables and fruits is associated with lower odds of ... Read More
The Pill Solution to What Ails Us Feb. 22, 2019
Are pills the solution to all that ails us? It is a question that seems to come up often in our mode... Read More
We Know Pain, but What Is It Really? Feb. 15, 2019
According to National Retail Federation estimates, fewer people celebrated Valentine's Day this year... Read More
Type 3 Diabetes Feb. 15, 2019
You've probably heard of Type 1 diabetes (mainly in children) and Type 2 diabetes (which occurs late... Read More
Act Swiftly and Urgently to Help Depressed Friend Jan. 25, 2019
DR. WALLACE: My best friend has been depressed ever since her boyfriend was killed in an automobile ... Read More
Get Smart! Put Your Heart and Legs Into Your Brain Jan. 22, 2019
I hate to start off in such a negative way, but I'm positive it's essential to your well-being: If y... Read More
Illiteracy in the Old Jan. 16, 2019
Roughly 90 percent of Americans age 65 and older use prescription drugs, with an average 20 prescrip... Read More
Sleep More, Eat Better Dec. 28, 2018
Many of us look to January with a goal of eating healthier, working out more and, hopefully, losing ... Read More
Do You Know Dad's Wishes? Dec. 19, 2018
You've been entrusted with making difficult health care decisions for older loved ones. It's a great... Read More
Sounding the Snooze Alarm on the Sleep-Deprived Dec. 14, 2018
I left off last week's conversation with the mention of some of the results of the largest experimen... Read More
Vaccine Rates Get Shot in the Arm Dec. 05, 2018
Since 2015, when California legislators banned nonmedical vaccine exemptions, more and more kinderga... Read More
Aging Makes Driving Different, Even If You Still Drive Safely Nov. 23, 2018
Dear Annie: I want to thank you for printing the essay "Dead at Seven," by Paul O. Ketro, M.D., abou... Read More
Sister Is Not the Same Nov. 23, 2018
Dear Annie: Nearly a year ago, my sister was in a devastating accident. She had been drinking heavil... Read More
Mental Illness Is a Reason, But It's Not an Excuse Nov. 19, 2018
Dear Annie: My sister-in-law, "Marie," has been diagnosed as bipolar but doesn't take any medication... Read More
A Yale Football Player Quits to Save His Brain Nov. 18, 2018
Andrew Grinde was not just another football player. As a running back at C.M. Russell High School in... Read More
Get in Line Nov. 07, 2018
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that on any given day, more than one-third ... Read More
The Case of the Stress-Filled Shrinking Brain Nov. 02, 2018
I told myself I needed to move on. I'd covered the issue of stress numerous times in the past, most ... Read More
Fiber for Your Brain Oct. 26, 2018
As we age, our brain cells become inflamed and begin to produce chemicals known to impair cognitive ... Read More
