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When Words Hurt: Here’s What Your Doctor Shouldn’t Say
I’m going to cut to the chase here: Doctors are not always good communicators. I do believe most of us are compassionate, and try to convey that. Still, we...
Battle of the Boards
Whether you’re slicing chicken, dicing onions, or julienning potatoes, you’re going to need a cutting board. What’s the best option for both function and safety? There’s no clear-cut answer,...
Your Eyes: The Window to Your … Health?
The eyes are said to be the windows to the soul, but do they also offer a glimpse into your risk for certain health problems? Some research suggests that...
A Bone Checkup
New guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force are reaffirming the importance of osteoporosis screening for women—but, once again, men are being left out.
Osteoporosis, a bone-thinning disease that...
Water Fluoridation: Should We Really Be Questioning Its Safety?
Communities across the United States first began adding fluoride to water systems eight decades ago. While the EPA sets regulatory levels based on recommendations from the CDC and other...
Your Blue Heaven
For many people, being in nature—areas of grass, trees, shrubs, gardens, trails, and forests—is their happy place. Research has long supported the idea that such "green spaces” have mental...
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...
