Health & Wellness

Sepsis is a fairly large health problem, but few people are aware of it. Word is starting to spread about the dangers of this deadly infection.

Give your love handles the cold shoulder.In our never-ending quest to be slim, human beings try just about everything, from the sensible (a balanced, low-fat diet and regular exercise) to the merely hopeful (hello, all-cheeseburgers-all-the-time diet). When stubborn bulges continue…

Life in the 21st century is chock-full of conveniences: Debit cards. E-mail. K-cups. And yet, don't look now, but Old Man Winter is heading our way again, with the specter of colds and flus to come lurking behind his shoulder.…

Keeping bones strong as you age is essential to your overall health.Skeletons at Halloween can be creepy, but if you love your skeleton, it just might love you back. The human body's 206 bones serve many purposes, allowing us to…

Who says the older generation is tech-challenged?Ten years ago, when Hilary Kelley's daughter was getting a new computer, she gave Kelley her old one. "I asked her 'What do I do with it?' and she said, 'Just turn it on.…

The quest for cleavage has never been greater.As part of our indefatigable efforts to keep our finger on the pulse of New Hampshire, we conducted an informal and very unscientific survey of Granite State women in which we asked: Do…

Forever younger?Most people of a certain age would never actually want to be "young" again with all the angst and discontent that youth entails. But just about all of them wish they were "younger." Guess what. That's a wish that…

With sedation dentistry, there's no need to be afraid.Twenty- twenty- twenty-four hours ago,I wanna be sedated.Nothin' to do and nowhere to go,I wanna be sedated.Just get me to the airport and put me on a plane.Hurry, hurry, hurry, before I…

The many challenges of Celiac disease.Those of us who can eat just about anything without fear of gastrointestinal distress should consider ourselves lucky. We casually grab what we want off grocery store shelves, order pizza with insouciance, and toss down…