Artificial Sweeteners: The Challenges of Tricking the Taste Buds
FacebookTwitterLinkedinShareShareCloseRedditTumblrDigg E-mailPrint The basic idea of what would make a good sugar substitute is simple. On the surface of the tongue, certain proteins act as detectors...
View ArticleStatin Drugs Cause Fatigue in Some People
FacebookTwitterLinkedinShareShareCloseRedditTumblrDigg E-mailPrint Many observational reports have suggested that statin drugs cause fatigue in some people, and now a randomized trial has found further...
View ArticleThe Well Quiz: All About Fathers
FacebookTwitterLinkedinShareShareCloseRedditTumblrDigg E-mailPrint How much do you know about today’s fathers? And how do they compare to mothers? Take our Dad Quiz to find out. FacebookTwitterLinkedin...
View ArticleNo New Name for High-Fructose Corn Syrup
FacebookTwitterLinkedinShareShareCloseRedditTumblrDigg E-mailPrint The United States Food and Drug Administration has rejected a request from the Corn Refiners Association to change the name of...
View ArticleA New Taste for Collard Greens
FacebookTwitterLinkedinShareShareCloseRedditTumblrDigg E-mailPrint When most people hear of collard greens, they think of the soul-food version prepared by generations of Southern cooks — stewed greens...
View ArticleTaking Calcium May Pose Heart Risks
FacebookTwitterLinkedinShareShareCloseRedditTumblrDigg E-mailPrint Calcium supplements, long recommended for stronger bones, may be bad for the heart, a large new study confirms. The study found that...
View ArticleReally? Flying Can Cause Mountain Sickness
FacebookTwitterLinkedinShareShareCloseRedditTumblrDigg E-mailPrint THE FACTS Feeling tired and run down after spending hours and hours on a long-distance flight? It may seem logical to blame jet lag or...
View ArticleCan Exercise Be Bad for You?
FacebookTwitterLinkedinShareShareCloseRedditTumblrDigg E-mailPrint Could exercise actually be bad for some healthy people? A well-known group of researchers, including one who helped write the...
View ArticleMethod of Delivery May Affect Obesity Risk
FacebookTwitterLinkedinShareShareCloseRedditTumblrDigg E-mailPrint Babies delivered by Caesarean section may have an increased risk of obesity by age 3, a new study has found. Among 1,255 women...
View ArticleFolic Acid Linked to Lower Rate of Childhood Cancers
FacebookTwitterLinkedinShareShareCloseRedditTumblrDigg E-mailPrint Folic acid enrichment of grain products has significantly reduced the rates of neural tube defects in infants. Now a new study...
View ArticleSteep Fall in Death Rates Among Diabetics
FacebookTwitterLinkedinShareShareCloseRedditTumblrDigg E-mailPrint Death rates among people with diabetes have declined substantially in recent years, according to a survey conducted by researchers at...
View ArticleOmega-3s Don’t Cut Diabetics’ Heart Risks
FacebookTwitterLinkedinShareShareCloseRedditTumblrDigg E-mailPrint A large trial has found that supplements of omega-3 fatty acid do nothing to prevent cardiovascular problems or death in people with...
View ArticleWhen Garlic Goes Green
FacebookTwitterLinkedinShareShareCloseRedditTumblrDigg E-mailPrint Garlic is typically harvested in the middle of the summer, and the result is a familiar bulb of segmented cloves that we typically see...
View ArticleTurning Yoga Into Art
FacebookTwitterLinkedinShareShareCloseRedditTumblrDigg E-mailPrint Robert Sturman, an artist from Santa Monica, Calif., has traveled around the world painting and photographing landscapes, cityscapes,...
View ArticleDiabetes Drugs Carry Vision Risks
FacebookTwitterLinkedinShareShareCloseRedditTumblrDigg E-mailPrint A popular class of drugs used to treat Type 2 diabetes may increase the risk of vision problems, a new study suggests, underlining the...
View ArticleThe Raw Food Diet for Pets
FacebookTwitterLinkedinShareShareCloseRedditTumblrDigg E-mailPrint For years, raw food enthusiasts have touted the health benefits of uncooked food for humans. Now, some veterinarians and pet owners...
View ArticleIs Marathon Running Bad for the Heart?
FacebookTwitterLinkedinShareShareCloseRedditTumblrDigg E-mailPrint When word circulates that a runner has died of a heart attack, as the inexhaustible ultramarathoner Micah True did last month during a...
View ArticleNew Data Emerges on Harms of Prostate Cancer Screening
FacebookTwitterLinkedinShareShareCloseRedditTumblrDigg E-mailPrint In a controversial finding that will affect at least 44 million American men, a government task force published its final...
View ArticleA Richer Life by Seeing the Glass Half Full
FacebookTwitterLinkedinShareShareCloseRedditTumblrDigg E-mailPrint The definition of an optimist: Someone, like me, who plans to get more done than time permits. Having failed to achieve the...
View ArticleThe Doctor’s Remedy: Biofeedback for Stress
FacebookTwitterLinkedinShareShareCloseRedditTumblrDigg E-mailPrint Patients aren’t the only ones interested in alternative and complementary medicine. In an occasional series, Well talks to doctors...
View ArticleReally? Never Brush Your Teeth Immediately After a Meal
FacebookTwitterLinkedinShareShareCloseRedditTumblrDigg E-mailPrint THE FACTS Is there ever a bad time to brush your teeth? Most of us believe that proper dental care means flossing and brushing often —...
View ArticleSome Fats May Harm the Brain More
FacebookTwitterLinkedinShareShareCloseRedditTumblrDigg E-mailPrint Some studies have linked dietary fat to the development of dementia later in life. A new study suggests that the risk may depend on...
View ArticleAn Olympic Respite From Air Pollution
FacebookTwitterLinkedinShareShareCloseRedditTumblrDigg E-mailPrint Chinese officials clamped down on air pollution during the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, giving researchers an unusual opportunity to...
View ArticleShot Protects Against More Than the Flu for Pregnant Women
FacebookTwitterLinkedinShareShareCloseRedditTumblrDigg E-mailPrint Giving the flu vaccine to pregnant women may bring significant benefits to their babies even before birth, a new study has found....
View ArticleSleep Apnea Tied to Increased Cancer Risk
FacebookTwitterLinkedinShareShareCloseRedditTumblrDigg E-mailPrint Two new studies have found that people with sleep apnea, a common disorder that causes snoring, fatigue and dangerous pauses in...
View ArticleListening to the Story of Micah True
FacebookTwitterLinkedinShareShareCloseRedditTumblrDigg E-mailPrint When I was training for a marathon a few years ago, one of my great pleasures was listening to the audio book of “Born to Run,” by...
View ArticleDiabetes on the Rise Among Teenagers
FacebookTwitterLinkedinShareShareCloseRedditTumblrDigg E-mailPrint Nearly one in four American adolescents may be on the verge of developing Type 2 diabetes or could already be diabetic, representing a...
View ArticleVital Signs: TV and Unhealthy Diets Have Stronger Link
FacebookTwitterLinkedinShareShareCloseRedditTumblrDigg E-mailPrint A national survey of more than 12,000 students in grades 5 to 10 has found that television viewing is associated not only with...
View ArticleMaking Baby’s Shots Less Tearful
FacebookTwitterLinkedinShareShareCloseRedditTumblrDigg E-mailPrint Infant vaccinations can be a distressing experience for both parent and child. But new research suggests that parents can lessen the...
View ArticleThe Challenge of Going Vegan
FacebookTwitterLinkedinShareShareCloseRedditTumblrDigg E-mailPrint From Bill Clinton to Ellen DeGeneres, celebrities are singing the benefits of a vegan diet. Books that advocate plant-based eating are...
View ArticleUsing a D.M.V. Wait to Enroll Organ Donors
FacebookTwitterLinkedinShareShareCloseRedditTumblrDigg E-mailPrint Last summer I went to my local Department of Motor Vehicles to renew my driver’s license. When it was my turn after a half-hour wait,...
View ArticleFour Bowls of Pho
FacebookTwitterLinkedinShareShareCloseRedditTumblrDigg E-mailPrint Diners who love pho (pronounced fuh) know the Vietnamese soup and noodle dish is all about the flavorful, meaty broth, served hot,...
View ArticleLife, Interrupted: A Young Cancer Patient Faces Infertility
FacebookTwitterLinkedinShareShareCloseRedditTumblrDigg E-mailPrint The family minivan idles at the intersection of 59th and York in Midtown Manhattan. My boyfriend swabs my midriff with alcohol as he...
View ArticleDaily Activity Tied to Lower Alzheimer’s Risk
FacebookTwitterLinkedinShareShareCloseRedditTumblrDigg E-mailPrint Higher levels of daily physical activity are associated with a decreased risk of Alzheimer’s disease, new research suggests. The...
View ArticleReally? Red Wine Is Good for the Stomach
FacebookTwitterLinkedinShareShareCloseRedditTumblrDigg E-mailPrint THE FACTS When it comes to the health-promoting effects of red wine, its potential to protect against heart disease tends to get all...
View ArticleDo College Students Need Sex Ed?
FRANK TALK Abby Sun, left, and Samantha Meier, organizers of Sex Week at Harvard, which aimed to go beyond the usual health-centered education.”/>...
View ArticleA Child Puts Himself on a Diet
FacebookTwitterLinkedinShareShareCloseRedditTumblrDigg E-mailPrint On the last day of fourth grade, a fellow student stood in front of Marshall Reid and levied the cruel words that would change his...
View ArticleWhom Do Women Call? Husbands Lose Out to Daughters
FacebookTwitterLinkedinShareShareCloseRedditTumblrDigg E-mailPrint A fascinating new study of nearly two billion cellphone calls and almost half a billion text messages shows how our loyalties, as...
View ArticlePaying the Price of a Fat Pet
FacebookTwitterLinkedinShareShareCloseRedditTumblrDigg E-mailPrint In the year before she died, Lacey, a white German shepherd, was crippled by a weight problem and hip dysplasia, barely able to walk....
View ArticleDoes Facebook Turn People Into Narcissists?
FacebookTwitterLinkedinShareShareCloseRedditTumblrDigg E-mailPrint Recently I tried to persuade a friend, a professional woman in her 40s, to create a Facebook account. Like many people, I’m a regular...
View ArticleA New Look for Well
FacebookTwitterLinkedinShareShareCloseRedditTumblrDigg E-mailPrint Welcome to the new Well. In the four-plus years since Well was introduced in the Science and Health section of The New York Times,...
View ArticleCoffee Drinkers May Live Longer
Body | By TARA PARKER-POPE | May 16, 2012, 5:00 pm Comment Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images FacebookTwitterLinkedinShareShareCloseRedditTumblrDigg E-mailPrint Your morning cup of coffee may start to...
View ArticleThe Well Quiz: Test Your Vegan I.Q.
Do you prefer broccoli to barbecue? Quinoa to quiche? Whether you are a vegan, a vegetarian or a devoted carnivore, most of us have a lot to learn about plant-based eating. Take the Well Quiz to test...
View ArticleReally? To Lower Your Risk of Diabetes, Eat Breakfast
FacebookTwitterLinkedinShareShareCloseRedditTumblrDigg E-mailPrint THE FACTS The benefits of eating a solid breakfast are hard to dispute. People who skip that all-important first meal of the day,...
View ArticleAre Most People in Denial About Their Weight?
FacebookTwitterLinkedinShareShareCloseRedditTumblrDigg E-mailPrint As I was walking through the gym the other day, I caught a glimpse of an overweight woman across the room. But then I did a double...
View ArticleReally? Optimism Reduces the Risk of Heart Disease
FacebookTwitterLinkedinShareShareCloseRedditTumblrDigg E-mailPrint THE FACTS Laughter may not exactly be the best medicine. But a cheerful outlook on life may be good for your heart. So concludes new...
View ArticleReally? Car Accidents More Frequent on Tax Day
FacebookTwitterLinkedinShareShareCloseRedditTumblrDigg E-mailPrint THE FACTS The deadline for filing income tax returns can drive up the collective blood pressure of the nation. But even those who...
View ArticleWhy Was Warren Buffett Screened for Prostate Cancer?
FacebookTwitterLinkedinShareShareCloseRedditTumblrDigg E-mailPrint A day after Warren Buffett announced he had prostate cancer, the question on the minds of many men and their doctors is this: “Why was...
View ArticleDiabetes in Obese Children Is Tough to Treat
FacebookTwitterLinkedinShareShareCloseRedditTumblrDigg E-mailPrint The first large study of Type 2 diabetes in children has reached a troubling conclusion: Not only are more children developing the...
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