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Blue Zones: Part 1 Jun. 21, 2019
It's no secret that I've been labeled an alternative health advocate for most of my adult life. Ther... 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
Polite Reader Forgives Me Jun. 17, 2019
DR WALLACE: I read in your column that a dermatologist told you no suntan is good for the recipient.... Read More
What Is Driving the Rise in Mental Health Issues? Jun. 14, 2019
To build a more in-depth understanding of the effects of the constant parade of fragmented, ever-shi... 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
A Cancer Stigma Killing Thousands Jun. 05, 2019
The nation's biggest meeting of cancer specialists unveiled several breakthroughs on Saturday. The h... 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
Family Histories Jun. 03, 2019
Q: My eldest daughter has been getting into genealogy and got the whole family to do DNA tests. Alth... Read More
The Weighty Issues Surrounding Ultraprocessed Foods May. 31, 2019
As discussed last week, studies of our immune system continue to demonstrate its central role in hea... Read More
Cancer Alternative Treatments May. 29, 2019
A new study published in JAMA found that one-third of cancer patients have used alternative therapie... Read More
Choose to Be Happy? Yes You Can! May. 28, 2019
Dr. Amit Sood — professor of medicine at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine — grew up a... Read More
New Treatments in the Fight Against Melanoma May. 24, 2019
As I noted last week, more Americans are diagnosed with skin cancer each year than all other forms o... Read More
Tracking Calories May. 24, 2019
My friend Kim has dropped 25 pounds in the past year. Her secret? Tracking her calories. She uses an... 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
Beating Back Skin Cancer May. 17, 2019
According to the Skin Cancer Foundation, more Americans are diagnosed with skin cancer each year tha... Read More
Healthy Fats May. 17, 2019
It is a mystery that it's suddenly OK to eat fat to lose fat. Just how does that make sense? I grew ... Read More
White Males and Abortion May. 17, 2019
Sen. Doug Jones, D-Ala., tweeted in response to anti-abortion legislation passed by the Alabama legi... Read More
Reproductive Rights Are Just a New Frontier for Mass Incarceration May. 17, 2019
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed a bill this week that made it a crime to perform an abortion in that st... Read More
