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Heading to the Hospital May. 28, 2014
Visits to emergency rooms for traumatic brain injuries (TBI) rose nearly 30 percent from 2006 to 201... Read More
Changing Prescribing Habits Is Hard to Do, But It Can Save Billions May. 22, 2014
Just yesterday I saw a 70-year-old patient whom I diagnosed with high blood pressure. Like most phys... Read More
Fed Up, Bed Down May. 21, 2014
Americans are notoriously sleep-deprived. According to the National Health Interview Survey, nearly ... Read More
Never Ignore Suspicious Skin Lesions May. 15, 2014
My teenage years could not have been more idyllic. I spent summers lazing at the swimming pool or on... Read More
Good Health for All May. 14, 2014
Whatever else can be said about the U.S. health system, this point is indisputable and indisputably ... Read More
Seeing Your Doctor for an Annual Physical May Be of Little Value May. 08, 2014
From age 50 onward, an annual physical is recommended. And for the Medicare population, an annual we... Read More
Genes and Lifestyle Markedly Affects Breast Cancer Risk Apr. 24, 2014
Many factors increase breast cancer risk. A recent research study showed that women who frequently u... Read More
Reality Whites Apr. 23, 2014
For millions of weight-challenged Americans, the existence of "brown fat" offered a sort of warm and... Read More
Just Say 'No' to Yearly Cardiograms? Annual Checkups? Say What? Apr. 08, 2014
If you want to live a longer, healthier life, be aware of this: According to top doctors, most of th... Read More
Smelling Better Apr. 02, 2014
For decades, conventional wisdom decreed that humans could detect about 10,000 different scents, whi... Read More
Motor Music Mar. 26, 2014
You know how you'll hear a song and struggle to remember who sang it? Or worse yet, you're trying to... Read More
The More You Learn, The Better Your Memory Mar. 06, 2014
An intriguing recent report showed that the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease was reduced by mo... Read More
Wizard of Id
Mar. 04, 2014
There Are Downsides to Alternative Therapies. Feb. 27, 2014
A report published in the Journal of the American Geriatric Society showed that 80 percent of patien... Read More
Golden Moldies Feb. 26, 2014
If you're middle-aged and suffering from asthma, one possible remedy might be to get off your duff a... Read More
Want a Championship Health Care Team? Draft a Nutritionist Feb. 25, 2014
I met a guy at an Olympics-watching party who'd recently lost a lot of weight. I was seeing him for ... Read More
Flo & Friends
Feb. 21, 2014
Colds 'R' Us: What to Do When You Catch One Feb. 18, 2014
I don't have to tell you it's the flu and cold season. Runny noses and feverish faces are everywhere... Read More
Wikipedia Will Help Your Daughter Cope Jan. 01, 2014
Q: My 12-year-old daughter is experiencing anxiety regarding scoliosis, bracing and possible surgery... Read More
This Week, the Answer Man Looks at Native Americans. Nov. 23, 2013
1. In June 2010, 86-year-old World War II veteran Clarence Wolf Guts passed away. What was this Amer... Read More
