Insomnia is common, and becomes more so with age. Sleepless nights can come with a host of problems...
Health conditions
Reduce your risk of heart disease. Exercise!
To reduce your risk of coronary heart disease, just as with reducing your risk of stroke, the best...
Question your doctor before getting arthroscopic knee surgery
If your doctor recommends you get arthroscopic knee surgery for a meniscal tear, do some homework...
What’s a psychiatric advance directive?
We all need advance directives—living wills and health care proxies that enable us to identify a...
To curb obesity, Chile makes it harder to buy junk...
To curb obesity, in 2016 Chile made it harder to buy junk food—psychologically, financially and...
Treating back pain: Often, hot and cold packs and time do the...
Today I’m talking back pain, one of the biggest issues my patients face. Eight out of ten of you...
Prepare for surgery, heal faster
Judith Graham Reports for Kaiser Health News on new research revealing that older adults who...
If you’re often tired during the day, you could have sleep...
Many people suffer from sleep apnea, particularly older adults. Sleep apnea is a pausing of...
Beware of medical advice from the mainstream media
Kevin Lomangino of Health News Review explains how you and the rest of America may end up duped...
How to soothe a sore throat
It is that time of year when many of us find ourselves with a sore throat. And, most of us are...