Womens' Health
Megan Ogilvie
November 21, 2009
The minute hand has just ticked past 11 a.m. Thea glances at her cellphone, then at the door leading into the busy coffee shop. A woman enters, but not the right one...
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Francine Kopun
November 20, 2009
There is an epidemic of lost sexual desire among women and they don't even want their sexy back, according to Laurie B. Mintz, author of A Tired Woman's Guide to...
Malena Harbers
November 19, 2009
Dr. Fredric Brandt defies all assumptions of what a person should look like at 60.
Mens' Health
Sheryl Ubelacker
November 16, 2009
A significant proportion of men newly diagnosed with prostate cancer can be safely managed with "active surveillance" instead of undergoing radical treatment...
Dr. Mike Roizen
November 16, 2009
A surprising number of people in their 50s and 60s share one bad habit with too many college kids – binge drinking.
Sheryl Ubelacker
November 13, 2009
Canadian researchers have pioneered a new way to mend a patient's breastbone after open-heart surgery, using a Superman-strength glue that cuts healing time and...
Childrens' Health
August 11, 2009
A scientific review published yesterday questions the merits of the broad use of antiviral drugs in children suffering from influenza.
Robert Cribb
October 5, 2009
Five year olds instinctively master an oral care technique called the 29-second brushing. They insert bristles into mouth, do a couple of quick swirls around the...
September 15, 2009
The practice of routinely prescribing antibiotics to kids suffering from an ear infection is coming to a formal end.
Aging Well
Malena Harbers
November 19, 2009
Dr. Fredric Brandt defies all assumptions of what a person should look like at 60.
Andrew Chung
November 19, 2009
As one of a handful of supercentenarians worldwide,
and as the oldest person in North America, 114-year-old Mary Josephine Ray embodies the enduring
human desire...
Anne-Marie Tobin
November 17, 2009
James Watzke is a gerontologist and internationally known for his work on housing for seniors, so you'd expect when his own parents started having mobility issues...
Holistic Health
The You Docs
November 20, 2009
If the first cold snap nixed what made you sneeze all fall, then why are you still sniffling? What's indoors can be just as bad, if not worse.
Marilynn Marchione
November 11, 2009
People looking for natural cures will be happy to know there is one. Two words explain how it works: "I believe."
October 24, 2009
There could be something to that old wives' tale that garlic helps ward off a cold.