by Tom Vannah | Oct 20, 2008 | Wellness
About seven years ago, when my daughter was an infant, I resolved to get myself back into good enough shape to keep up with her. I had just hit forty, and though I’d been a very fit marathon runner once upon a time, it had been nearly a decade since I’d...
by Sarah Feldberg | Dec 4, 2008 | Wellness
Cancer prevention strategies and potential cure-alls range from the banal (the often-repeated three: exercise, eat healthfully, avoid excessive alcohol consumption) to the arcane and controversial. One of the most presently controversial foods or products,...
by Sarah Gibbons | Jan 1, 2009 | Wellness
Perhaps the most common feeling people have during the last couple of months of each year is one of pressure. The holiday season is laden with expectations—expectations we put on ourselves, our society and our families—and the compulsion to fulfil them...
by Sarah Gibbons | Feb 5, 2009 | Wellness
An article recently published in the British Medical Journal has received much attention from blogs and mainstream media alike. Written by Dr. Nicholas A. Christakis, a professor of medical sociology at Harvard Medical School, the article, titled "This Allergies...
by Laurie Tarkan | Mar 5, 2009 | Wellness
To say there's a big debate over autism is an understatement. More than 5,000 families have filed court claims blaming vaccine makers for their children's autism symptoms, including serious language delays, poor social skills and repetitive movements. Yet the...
