by Chris Hodenfield | Dec 2, 2010 | Wellness
Can an ordinary sea sponge cure prostate cancer? That is the hope of Dr. Marianne Sadar, scientist with the BC Cancer Agency in Vancouver. In recent tests, she has been able to shrink cancer tumors in mice with an experimental drug adapted from a sponge found off the...
by Tom Vannah | Feb 3, 2011 | Wellness
When I fell skiing a few weeks ago, I wounded more than my pride. It was a full-blown face plant, with my arms outstretched and a ski pole in each hand. When I landed, I sprained my thumb. It wasn’t bad enough to keep me from skiing, but I made sure to get ice...
by Maureen Turner | Feb 3, 2011 | Wellness
Under my kitchen sink sits an unassuming (if overpriced) green plastic bin that represents my salvation from years of guilt. Really, I’d always had the best of intentions to set up some kind of composting operation in my back yard. I’d hear friends talk...
by Stephanie Kraft | Mar 3, 2011 | Wellness
The Health Care Committee of the Amherst League of Women Voters brings a distinguished group of experts on women’s health together for a forum March 12. Women of all ages won’t want to miss a chance to hear presentations on subjects like nurturing sexual...
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...
