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Food and Drug Interactions Jan. 18, 2019
You've probably heard the warnings not to drink grapefruit juice with blood thinners. However, that ... 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
E-Cigarettes Fueling a Dangerous Turn in Tobacco Use Jan. 11, 2019
If you are currently serving in the military or you are a veteran, you are more likely to be a cigar... Read More
Cholesterol-Lowering Almonds Jan. 11, 2019
A study by researchers at Penn State University finds eating almonds may benefit heart health by boo... Read More
Poor Response Times Jan. 09, 2019
A national study comparing ambulance response times for cardiac arrest calls found that patients who... Read More
My New Year's Gift to Conservatives AND Liberals Jan. 06, 2019
Happy New Year. In my next column, I'll get back to the business of debating politics. Today's colum... Read More
The Price of Teenage Cool: Nicotine Addiction Jan. 04, 2019
Not surprisingly, most top resolutions for the coming year remain relatively unchanged from previous... Read More
Health in the New Year Jan. 04, 2019
'Tis the season when we all think about resolutions for the new year. The top ones include losing we... Read More
Keeping the Shutdown in Perspective Jan. 03, 2019
In official Washington and the nation's political media world, the partial shutdown of the federal g... 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
Too Much Attention? Dec. 26, 2018
The rate of diagnosis for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children has nearly doubled ov... Read More
Weighing a Doctor's Advice on Nutritional Supplements Dec. 21, 2018
Last month, I reported on vitamin and mineral supplements that roughly half of all Americans routine... Read More
Congress Must Fix Dysfunctional Obamacare Dec. 21, 2018
Until a year ago, Obamacare's fans could continue to pretend the emperor wasn't naked. Their scheme ... Read More
Liberals Used to Feel Your Pain. Now They Inflict It. Dec. 21, 2018
Liberals are supposed to feel other people's pain. Now, they seem more intent on inflicting it. I no... Read More
Old Habits Die Hard Dec. 20, 2018
Dear Annie: After many years of using smokeless tobacco, I'd like to quit. Are there any effective m... Read More
Punishing Patients Won't Reduce Opioid Deaths: A New Medicare Prescription Rule Will Aggravate Undertreatment of Pain Dec. 19, 2018
A patient with metastatic prostate cancer tried to kill himself after he could not get the medicatio... 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
Raise Compassionate and Responsible Children Dec. 18, 2018
Dear Annie: I just finished watching a piece on the news about young people assaulting others and ca... Read More
Give Children a Healthy Life Dec. 18, 2018
There was a time when a mother would hear her child cough and wonder if she would soon be praying ov... Read More
Finding Other Sources of Intimacy Dec. 14, 2018
Dear Annie: "Frustrated in South Dakota" was concerned about the dearth of sex in his marriage, sayi... Read More
