Kudos to CVS for announcing today that they will stop selling cigarettes and other tobacco products by October. Although I wish they could get it done before October, I think it’s a bold move. And as a Walgreen’s customer, I…
The US News and World Report has given their best and worst diets for 2014. And on top is the DASH Diet. I totally agree, and the reason I think the DASH diet is so great is because not only…
It’s Christmas time and over 50 million people in the United States are struggling with hunger? These people are skipping many meals because they are unable to afford food, and sadly, over 17 million of them are children. This is…
New Study: Internet Use Connected to Cancer Prevention — by Catherine Morgan Finally, some good news about internet use. We hear so much about the negative affects of technology and internet use on our lives, but maybe soon we…
Over the last few days, I’ve been noticing a lot more public service announcements about the dangers of smoking (some of them are so graphic I could barely watch). I’m not a smoker, but I can’t imagine a smoker not…
Study Finds Drug Resistant Bacteria in US Meat Supply On Friday I heard a quick mention on the news about a study showing that much of the meats sold in the United States are tainted by drug resistant bacterias. This…
Did you know that more women die from heart disease than men in our country? It’s true. But when it comes to researching treatments for heart disease, women are being left behind. So I wasn’t surprised when I read a…
Today the government has issued new Dietary Guidelines for Americans, something they do every five years. With obesity (and the deadly medical conditions associated with it) at a critical level in this country, they are guidelines that we can’t afford…
There is a lot of stigma and misinformation surrounding eating disorders, and I imagine the biggest misconception about eating disorders is that it’s somehow the patient’s fault…But that couldn’t be further from the truth. Since this week is National Eating…
Sometimes less is more, and in the case of breast cancer surgery this seems to the case. In a just released study on women with breast cancer, it turns out that the removal of cancerous lymph nodes may not always be necessary. The results…