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Health in the New Year Jan. 04, 2019
'Tis the season when we all think about resolutions for the new year. The top ones include losing we... Read More
Keeping the Shutdown in Perspective Jan. 03, 2019
In official Washington and the nation's political media world, the partial shutdown of the federal g... Read More
Sleep More, Eat Better Dec. 28, 2018
Many of us look to January with a goal of eating healthier, working out more and, hopefully, losing ... Read More
Too Much Attention? Dec. 26, 2018
The rate of diagnosis for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children has nearly doubled ov... Read More
Weighing a Doctor's Advice on Nutritional Supplements Dec. 21, 2018
Last month, I reported on vitamin and mineral supplements that roughly half of all Americans routine... Read More
Congress Must Fix Dysfunctional Obamacare Dec. 21, 2018
Until a year ago, Obamacare's fans could continue to pretend the emperor wasn't naked. Their scheme ... Read More
Liberals Used to Feel Your Pain. Now They Inflict It. Dec. 21, 2018
Liberals are supposed to feel other people's pain. Now, they seem more intent on inflicting it. I no... Read More
Old Habits Die Hard Dec. 20, 2018
Dear Annie: After many years of using smokeless tobacco, I'd like to quit. Are there any effective m... Read More
Punishing Patients Won't Reduce Opioid Deaths: A New Medicare Prescription Rule Will Aggravate Undertreatment of Pain Dec. 19, 2018
A patient with metastatic prostate cancer tried to kill himself after he could not get the medicatio... Read More
Do You Know Dad's Wishes? Dec. 19, 2018
You've been entrusted with making difficult health care decisions for older loved ones. It's a great... Read More
Raise Compassionate and Responsible Children Dec. 18, 2018
Dear Annie: I just finished watching a piece on the news about young people assaulting others and ca... Read More
Give Children a Healthy Life Dec. 18, 2018
There was a time when a mother would hear her child cough and wonder if she would soon be praying ov... Read More
Finding Other Sources of Intimacy Dec. 14, 2018
Dear Annie: "Frustrated in South Dakota" was concerned about the dearth of sex in his marriage, sayi... Read More
His Motivation Was Love Dec. 12, 2018
At 6 feet, 2 inches and 275 pounds, Daniel Huffman was the co-captain and a star defensive tackle on... Read More
With a Grain of Salt Dec. 12, 2018
Patients experiencing heart failure or other serious cardiovascular issues are often advised to cut ... Read More
A Wake-Up Call for the Sleep-Deprived Dec. 07, 2018
What is a person to do when two essential habits of busy health-minded Americans come into conflict ... Read More
Fentanyl Is the Latest Deadly Twist in America's Continuing Opioid Epidemic Dec. 05, 2018
The opioid epidemic has a deadly new star: fentanyl, which is easier to overdose with than prescript... Read More
Vaccine Rates Get Shot in the Arm Dec. 05, 2018
Since 2015, when California legislators banned nonmedical vaccine exemptions, more and more kinderga... Read More
Can Vitamin D Help Prevent Diabetes? Nov. 30, 2018
Three in 4 Americans have a vitamin D deficiency, according to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetic... Read More
Trump Is Crazy. Invoke the 25th. Nov. 30, 2018
Never mind the policies. Donald Trump should be removed from office under the 25th Amendment. The re... Read More
