Health & Wellness

If you want a healthy body, be sure you have healthy teeth and gums.Many of us occasionally let our floss container gather dust or skip a dental cleaning because we are busy or tired or have other things we’d rather…

The ABCs of pediatric screening.Most parents fret over their child’s well-being — it’s natural. We want our kids to have a carefree childhood filled with health and happiness and simple pleasures, like making mud pies on a summer’s day. Then,…

Some things you've heard about breast cancer are myths The discomfort we feel when grappling with something that is beyond our control or understanding can prompt us to insert logic where none exists, or gratefully accept an unproven explanation because…

Now there’s an alternative to ERsIt probably happens to everyone at one point or another: You twist your ankle while doing yard work on a Saturday morning, or your child suddenly develops an intense ear ache after dinner on a…

Now’s the time to plan and organize.Some people avoid certain topics like the plague: politics, religion and the big doozy, “who gets what after I’m gone.”After all, it’s much easier to come up with a “Bucket List” of things you…

The technology isn’t Star Trek yet, but it’s getting there.When it comes to health, our cardiovascular system plays a starring role, with the survival of every organ hinging on the continuous, pulsating beats of our heart. Is it somewhat ironic,…

There’s a bevy of beauty options that are easy on your wallet — and your bodyIf the very rich are different from the rest of us, as F. Scott Fitzgerald once observed, advances in cosmetic surgery might help lead us…

Your back plays a part in nearly every move you make. Whether you're reaching for a book on your nightstand, standing up, sitting down or doing the Watusi, your back is involved and will readily remind you if it is…

Have you hugged a radiologist today? You might want to, if you think about how much radiology contributes to health and medical treatments. Radiology is often a driving force behind improved, less invasive health care that involves lower risk and…