by Maureen Turner | Mar 3, 2011 | Wellness
You’d think that the IRS is already an unpopular enough agency that it wouldn’t court the enmity of America’s moms. What has the Tax Man done to anger that not-to-be-messed-with segment of the population? Last year, the agency decreed that breast...
by Nina Schwartzman | Apr 7, 2011 | Wellness
The peaches-and-cream charm of famous faces notwithstanding—think of Cate Blanchett, Nicole Kidman, Keira Knightley—Americans’ love affair with the suntan is still going strong. But evidence has been mounting for years that ultraviolet (UV) exposure,...
by Stephanie Kraft | Jul 7, 2011 | Wellness
Safe sex: it’s easier to talk about than to practice consistently. All methods of birth control have drawbacks, and if to the goal of preventing pregnancy you add the imperative to protect against sexually transmitted diseases—an imperative given new...
by Tom Vannah | Aug 4, 2011 | Wellness
When Amanda Abramson joined a dozen of her co-workers at a few of Saga Communications’ local radio stations in plans to participate in the famously grueling Tough Mudder at Mount Snow in May—the 13-person team called itself the “Dirty Mudder...
by Magdalene Nutter | Aug 4, 2011 | Wellness
With everything else worth worrying about in today’s world, remembering to slather on the sunscreen when you go outside probably isn’t very high on the list—especially since we live in a culture obsessed with maintaining perfectly bronzed skin and...