The Basics Everyone age 6 months and older needs to get a flu shot (vaccine) every year. The seasonal flu vaccine is the best way...

Few of us enjoy going to the doctor, especially if you have something scary, like symptoms. A stabbing knee pain. A nagging chest pain....

By now, you’ve probably heard of it. You might even know someone that has tried it. It’s the Paleo diet. The simple idea behind...

For years, my doctor has been trying to steer me away from peanut butter and toward other nut butters, like almond and cashew, saying...

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently issued a report entitled "Antibiotic Resistance — Threats to the United States, 2013." Infections that...

Pink! It's the color of Breast Cancer Awareness, and we're seeing it everywhere this month. The first lady wore solidarity pink the night of...

Few of us enjoy going to the doctor, especially if you have something scary, like symptoms. A stabbing knee pain. A nagging chest pain....

What I would not do for a good night's sleep. For many years I felt perpetually fatigued, and as I reached my 60s, I never...

Much of what we believe about obesity may be incorrect. The New England Journal of Medicine recently published "Myths, Presumptions and Facts About Obesity,"...