Health Blogs

I am compelled to write a thank you note to every teacher, administrator, office staff member, aide, PE instructor, maintenance person, cook, librarian, or any other human I might be forgetting that ... Read More »

Angelina Jolie announced on Sunday, via a piece in the New York Times, that she has undergone double mastectomy surgery as a preventative measure against breast cancer. Her decision to ... Read More »

A day doesn’t go by that I don’t see a parent grab a pacifier from the floor that had fallen from their child’s mouth, suck on it for a second or two to clean it off, and then plop it right ... Read More »

It is an amazing story and one that has kept most of us glued to the media over the last several days. Three women, who had been abducted as teenagers in 2002, 2003, and 2004, were all found alive ... Read More »

This week Jason Collins announced to his team and to the world that he is gay. He is a 12-year NBA veteran playing this past year for major teams such as the Wizards and the Celtics. He is well known ... Read More »

I have to be a bit selective when I highlight or bring attention to a special day or week; it seems each and every day of the year is associated with a cause or condition or theme. But there is ... Read More »

The sad news last week about the suicide of Rick Warren’s 27-year-old son Matthew rocked churches and Christians around the world. Rick Warren is a beloved pastor and author of the best-selling ... Read More »

The teen years can be hard on everyone from the kids, male or female, to the parents. We’ve all been there and if we’re honest with ourselves we can remember feeling as if we knew everything and ... Read More »

Taking calcium supplements has long been promoted because of its potential benefit on bone health. In the last few years,however, concerns have been raised about the potential adverse effect of high ... Read More »