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Kettlebells: Get Swinging
If you frequent a gym, you’ve likely seen, or perhaps even tried, kettlebells—those cannonball-shaped weights with a handle, made of cast iron or steel. Or maybe you’ve wanted to...
Keeping Prostate Cancer in Check: The Role of Diet
A healthy diet might help keep slow-growing prostate cancer from progressing to a more aggressive state, new research suggests.
Prostate cancer is common, with about 13 percent of men in...
Littler Me
A shrinking man goes to his doctor in dismay. He wails, “Doctor! Doctor! I'm getting smaller and smaller and smaller!!!" His doctor replies, "Now, now, I can't fix things...
Blood Sugar Monitors for Everyone? Not So Fast
Imagine if, any time you indulged in a piece of cake or a bowl of chips, you could know what those carbs were doing to your blood sugar levels...
Think ‘FAST’
The word—an acronym, really—is FAST, and it stands for Face drooping, Arm weakness, Speech difficulty, Time to call 911. FAST has long been used as a mnemonic tool to...
Vegan Eggs—Say What?
Although egg shortages are finally resolving, and the retail price for a dozen eggs is coming down from historic highs, you might have wondered about other options over the...
Why Is My Voice Changing?
My voice seems to be changing as I get older. Is this normal?
Vocal cords age along with the rest of the body. These twin bands of connective tissue are...
DIY Cervical Cancer Screening
Cervical cancer is usually caused by longtime infection with certain types of the human papilloma virus (HPV). But it is highly preventable—and curable if found early. That's why screening...
Be Your Own Health Historian
Vaccination cards, insurance records, doctor bills, old lab reports—many of us have these bits and pieces of our medical history floating around at home. But it’s difficult to keep...
Good News for ‘Weekend Warriors’
If you have a hard time squeezing exercise in every day, a recent study might offer some reassurance: “Weekend warriors” may reap the same health rewards as people who...
