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COVID Concentrates Minds on Obesity Dec. 10, 2020
Obesity is a major risk factor for those dying from the coronavirus. So strong is that fear among t... Read More
Obesity: The American Health Crisis We Should Be Talking About Oct. 29, 2020
In the last days of the presidential election cycle, Democratic nominee Joe Biden and his surrogates... Read More
Classic Ann Landers Jun. 28, 2020
Editor's Note: Hundreds of Ann Landers' loyal readers have requested that newspapers continue to pub... Read More
Alexa on Drugs May. 06, 2020
The drug and medical device database company First Databank has partnered with Amazon Alexa to allow... Read More
Puzzling Over African American COVID Deaths Apr. 24, 2020
The numbers are preliminary, but it seems that African Americans are dying from COVID-19 at alarming... Read More
March 25, 2020 Mar. 25, 2020
Dear Annie: I am a male, over 60, gray, balding and noticeably overweight. Because of back problems,... Read More
Weight Gain Blues Mar. 06, 2020
As a nation, we continue to eat too much. That may not be surprising news to some of us. By 2030, ju... Read More
Cold Comfort Feb. 26, 2020
New data culled from 677,000 temperatures taken and recorded from 1860 to the early 2000s suggests h... Read More
January 7, 2020 Jan. 07, 2020
Dear Annie: My sister-in-law always makes comments about what I am eating. I keep myself trim and am... Read More
Peloton 'Scandal' Shows How Mentally Unfit We've Become Dec. 19, 2019
We are fast approaching the end of 2019, and as we close the book on a turbulent decade, nothing sum... Read More
Grim Findings From the Journal of the American Medical Association Dec. 05, 2019
Washington — Do you spend much time reading the Journal of the American Medical Association? I... Read More
The On-The-Job Coverage Rip-Off Oct. 02, 2019
Employer-provided health plans now cost a gigantic $20,576 a year for family coverage, according to ... Read More
Family Meals Make a Difference Sep. 06, 2019
Growing up, family meals happened every night — despite chores, school activities, homework an... Read More
Lots of Good Food Brings Us All Great Joy Aug. 24, 2019
DR. WALLACE: I've noticed that you always encourage overweight teens to lose weight for better healt... Read More
More Fruits, More Veggies? Sing a Song of Salad Bars Aug. 20, 2019
Getting kids to eat their fruits and veggies wasn't a problem when that was all there was to eat. Wh... Read More
There Was a More Diplomatic Way Aug. 02, 2019
DR. WALLACE: I'm mad as heck, and I might find a lawyer to sue my physical education teacher. We had... Read More
Assuredly Asexual Jul. 10, 2019
Dear Annie: I am a 42-year-old single man who has never been married or even been in a relationship.... Read More
Informing Parents Was Correct Jun. 25, 2019
DR. WALLACE: I'm terribly disappointed that you told a girl to "tell" on her brother just because sh... Read More
Your Advice Is Too Small for Us Jun. 07, 2019
DR. WALLACE: I'm an avid reader of your teen column, but sometimes you really make me angry when you... 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
