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Health Studies: Expert Insight
Why Today’s Health News Often Becomes Tomorrow’s Retractions We’ve all seen it played out hundreds of times, as a drug, food or habit is trumpeted as the way to lower…
The Age of Anxiety
Higher Anxiety? Our ‘age of anxiety’ began four centuries ago It can come on suddenly and intensely, causing shaking, confusion and difficulty breathing for no apparent reason…trigger an irrational avoidance…
Going with the Grain
Going with the Grain They may be the culinary trendsetters of the 21st century, but the ancient wonders of the grain world have remain unchanged for the last several hundred…
Why Today’s Health News Often Becomes Tomorrow’s Retractions
Handle with Care: Why Today’s Health News Often Becomes Tomorrow’s Retractions We’ve all seen it played out hundreds of times, as a drug, food or habit is trumpeted as the…
Decoding Diets
Finding the Path to Better Health Through Your Diet In the quest for a healthier lifestyle, even inveterate beef eaters may be considering a more vegetable-centric diet. If you’re on…
Pain Management: The New Approach
The New Approach to Pain Management: Fewer Pills, Lower Doses, More Vigilance It’s hard to imagine a medical crisis more widely discussed, dissected and debated in the last two years…
Staying Healthy During the Flu Season
Your Best Shot at a Flu-Free Winter Last year’s flu season was severe in most parts of the country and left many wondering why the flu vaccine hadn’t performed more…
Decoding Different Diets
What Kind of Eater are You? In the quest for a healthier lifestyle, even inveterate beef eaters may be considering a more vegetable-centric diet. If you’re on a journey to…
Pain Management: The New Approach
Fewer Pills, Lower Doses, More Vigilance: The New Approach to Pain Management It’s hard to imagine a medical crisis more widely discussed, dissected and debated in the last two years…
A Flu-Free Winter: Your Best Shot
Take Your Best Shot for a Flu-Free Winter Last year’s flu season was severe in most parts of the country and left many wondering why the flu vaccine hadn’t performed…