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April 2023 Issue

  • Breathing Devices for Lowering Blood Pressure?
  • Speaking of Wellness: Battling the Perfect Pathogen
  • A2 Milk: Claims vs. Evidence
  • How to Cope When Fluffy is Sick
  • Got Questions About Your Kidneys? We Have Answers
  • A Vibrating Pill for Constipation?
  • TV Drug Ads: Why You Should Look Away
  • Roasted Shrimp & Asparagus Salad

Recipe Corner: Roasted Shrimp & Asparagus Salad

For this recipe, cutting asparagus on the diagonal is not absolutely necessary, but it makes for a more attractive presentation in a salad. 2½...

How to Cope When Fluffy Is Sick

Few things are worse than knowing your loved one is sick. That doesn’t change when the loved one who’s suffering has four legs and fur. Caregiving for sick pets...

A Vibrating Pill for Constipation? What Will They Think of Next?

Last August, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a new, if somewhat unorthodox, treatment for chronic idiopathic constipation: a vibrating pill called Vibrant that just recently became available...

Topical DMSO for Pain Relief?

 Is there any evidence that DMSO creams and gels help arthritis pain? I see companies selling these products all over the internet and in health food stores. In two words,...

Exercise Stress Test: Why and When You Might Need One

My doctor recommended that I get an exercise stress test. Why are these done, and what should I expect? An exercise stress test, also called a treadmill test, is often...

TV Drug Ads: Why You Should Look Away

Nearly three-quarters of drugs advertised on television provide little benefit, according to a study in JAMA Network Open in January. Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical...

Battling the Perfect Pathogen

Over the last few months, a lot of people have been suffering from debilitating abdominal pains, nausea, and vomiting that lasts several days. Sometimes they have had diarrhea, too....

A2 Milk: Claims vs. Evidence

Something called A2 milk has been in the dairy case at the supermarket for quite a while now. But you may still be wondering, "What is it, and is it...

Breathing Devices for Lowering Blood Pressure?

If you have high blood pressure that you control, or try to control, with diet, exercise, weight loss, and other lifestyle measures—and perhaps even medication—here’s something to consider adding...

Got Questions About Your Kidneys? We Have Answers

MARCH IS NATIONAL KIDNEY MONTH Chronic kidney disease involves the progressive deterioration in the kidneys’ ability to filter the blood. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 15...

March 2023 Issue

  • Coping With Tinnitus
  • Speaking of Wellness: Life After Tinnitus
  • What's Up, Jack(fruit)?
  • How to Get a Brighter Smile
  • Pickle Juice for Exercise-Related Muscle Cramps
  • Drink More Water, Live Longer?
  • Fresh Fennel Salad With Capers