Health Blogs

Do you get one, or more, red raised bumps that itch? Did something bite you? We may never find the culprit and most bumps resolve on their own with no problems. Some summer bites, however, can make ... Read More »

Just a couple of weeks ago I found out my nephew’s eyes were sunburned. Not sure how it happened other than he was obviously in the sun all day long, but it reminded me of the importance of not ... Read More »

Letty Cottin Pogrebin, author of the book How to Be a Friend to a Friend Who’s Sick, offers some wonderful pointers on what to say and what not to say while visiting the bedside of a friend ... Read More »

I have been vacillating about hormone replacement therapy for a few years now. Sure, the night sweats aren’t much fun, the reduced energy and weight gain is definitely a drag, but I’d read about ... Read More »

The passage of time feels very different depending on your stage of life. In my experience, the last five years have flown by, but that is all that my younger child knows; so for her, it feels like ... Read More »

I’ve been considering hormone replacement therapy for a couple of years now. I started getting night sweats around my period (which still comes regularly), and my energy level seemed to plummet, ... Read More »

We take this as truth, but is it? A recent study out of Australia set out to determine whether the regular use of sunscreen really prevented or slowed skin aging. Adults who used daily ... Read More »

With summer right around the corner and the summer heat sure enough soon to follow, I’d like to reprise a blog I previously wrote focusing on some important skin safety issues for our children and ... Read More »

About ten years ago Newsweek ran an article by Howard Brody, MD, PhD, author of "The Placebo Response: How You can Release Your Body's Inner Pharmacy for Better Health." He begins the ... Read More »