Tuesday, June 18, 2019, 2:10pm
This study found that women who had the light on while they slept — whether from the TV, computer screen or other gadget — were more likely to be overweight. The rule of thumb here was 10 pounds heavier.
Wednesday, June 12, 2019, 2:10pm
After controlling for weight, smoking, diabetes, high blood pressure, cholesterol and a whole list of other things, big-time stress popped out as a major risk factor for a heart attack, heart failure and cardiac arrest within a one-year period following the stressful event.
Tuesday, June 4, 2019, 12:10pm
After controlling for weight, smoking, diabetes, high blood pressure, cholesterol and a whole list of other things, big-time stress popped out as a major risk factor for a heart attack, heart failure and cardiac arrest within a one-year period following the stressful event.
Wednesday, May 22, 2019, 6:00am
Coconut water is a reasonable, natural choice for rehydration.
Wednesday, May 15, 2019, 6:00am
If you have GERD by itself, stick with the older and potentially safer drug, Ranitidine
Tuesday, May 7, 2019, 6:00am
The advice I have for the guy who asked the question is that the most important organ when it comes to sex is above the shoulders.
Tuesday, April 23, 2019, 2:00pm
An important part of the equation for a long, sweet life is perception.
Thursday, April 11, 2019, 2:00pm
If you could take a vaccine to prevent cancer, would you take it?
Tuesday, April 9, 2019, 5:00am
A new study has little infants linking human speech that was familiar to them with a visual object, and connecting them together.
Friday, March 29, 2019, 5:00pm
Many studies show that exercise and stimulation improve brain function and well-being in older adults.
Thursday, March 21, 2019, 5:00pm
Our desire to have sweet things is boundless, and for good reason. From an evolutionary point of view, if something was sweet, then it was loaded with calories.
Monday, March 18, 2019, 5:00pm
Everybody wants to be healthy. Young and old, rich and poor, we all want to be the best we can be.
Wednesday, February 20, 2019, 5:00pm
Like alcohol and opioids, pot can foster dependence. It's called cannabis use disorder and it's characterized by high daily pot use because of the body's ability to develop tolerance. The more you smoke, the more the cannabis receptors down-regulate — requiring more and more.
Wednesday, February 13, 2019, 5:00pm
Alternative and complementary medicines can answer many questions Western medicine doesn't. But before you spend your money, know what you’re buying. If you believe in science and a therapy has been proven to be worthless, then chuck it. If it hasn’t been studied scientifically, then use your common sense.
Friday, January 25, 2019, 5:00pm
Remember when you could only get flu shots in your doctor’s office? How inconvenient was that? You had to make an appointment to get in — no walk-in service there.
Monday, January 21, 2019, 2:00pm
When you check out at the grocery, do you look at the sweets like I do? I find myself wondering if I’m going to buy a Hershey’s bar — I love the ones with almonds — or some other sweet. Then I read the label and realize these are 210 calories that I don’t need.
Tuesday, January 15, 2019, 5:00pm
A monumental 10-year Canadian study examined how teens can increase their IQ.
Monday, January 7, 2019, 6:05am
we know exercise reduces death from all causes, especially heart disease, stroke, diabetes and some forms of cancer. It can also improve your mental health. But here’s the research. It’s a compendium of studies taking all the data, putting it in the pot and evaluating it to see what comes out. In total, 1.2 million people were in this research. That’s a lot of folks.
Friday, December 7, 2018, 2:05pm
Shift workers have it tough. I used to work in the ER — I remember it well. If I worked 3 to 11 p.m., I never got to see my friends. If I worked 11 p.m. to 7 a.m., I was wiped out all day. I knew that lifestyle was not for me. But if you’re a nurse in a hospital, you don’t have a choice. People get...
Thursday, November 29, 2018, 2:05pm
I’m an omnivore. I eat everything. I love food — all kinds. These days, my diet has improved from the meat-and-potatoes, always-liver-on-Thursdays approach my mom thought was healthy for us. That was the thinking back in the 1950s. Now my diet aspires to be as Mediterranean as possible. I call it...
