Health Advice: General Wellness

Health Advice: Safe to Get the Flu Vaccine if a Family Member Had Complications?

By Bryan Arling, M.D. - Health - October 1, 2009

A doctor's advice to a patient worried because her father developed Guillain-Barré syndrome. more >>

Janice Kiecolt-Glaser: Why Sleep Matters to Your Health

By Janice Kiecolt-Glaser, Ph.D. - Health - July 13, 2009

How is sleep related to both mental and physical well-being? more >>

Janice Kiecolt-Glaser: On Happiness, Hard Work, and Health

By Janice Kiecolt-Glaser, Ph.D. - Health - June 15, 2009

Can being happy and working hard really be health-promoting? more >>

Judith Palfrey: Is Asthma in Children Preventable?

By Judith Palfrey, M.D. - Health - June 15, 2009

Can parents take steps to prevent asthma in children? more >>

Tracy Gaudet: Can Supplements Compensate for an Unwholesome Diet?

By Tracy Gaudet, M.D. - Health - June 15, 2009

No, but some can provide a safety net. more >>

Roger Blumenthal: On Exercise and Angina Pain

By Roger Blumenthal, M.D. - Health - June 2, 2009

OK to exercise with chest pain? more >>

Roger Blumenthal: Making a Call on Aspirin

By Roger Blumenthal, M.D. - Health - June 2, 2009

Aspirin may be right for the heart and wrong for the GI tract. more >>

Kenneth Cooper: I'm Not Overweight. But Am I Fit?

By Kenneth Cooper, M.D. - Health - May 20, 2009

How you can gauge your fitness. more >>

Bryan Arling: On How You Can Build Bone Mass

By Bryan Arling, M.D. - Health - May 19, 2009

What elderly women can do to minimize the damage of osteoporosis. more >>

Janice Kiecolt-Glaser: On Depression, Antidepressants, and the Immune System

By Janice Kiecolt-Glaser, Ph.D. - Health - May 15, 2009

Will treating depression strengthen the immune system? more >>

Steven Nissen: On Statins and Cholesterol Deposits

By Steven E. Nissen, M.D. - Health - May 15, 2009

Do statins reduce cholesterol deposits in arteries? more >>

Tracy Gaudet: Is Exercise Possible if I'm in Chronic Pain?

By Tracy Gaudet, M.D. - Health - May 5, 2009

Tips on how sufferers of chronic pain can stay active and keep exercising. more >>

Tracy Gaudet: An Integrative Medicine Approach to Sleep Problems

By Tracy Gaudet, M.D. - Health - March 3, 2009

Integrative medicine may help you sleep better without medication. more >>

Bryan Arling: Can Insomnia Point to a Medical or Psychiatric Problem?

By Bryan Arling, M.D. - Health - March 3, 2009

In a word, yes. more >>

Roger Blumenthal: The Sleep-Heart Connection

By Roger Blumenthal, M.D. - Health - March 3, 2009

How sleep problems can affect the heart. more >>

Bryan Arling: Why Chronic Sleep Problems Are So Common

By Bryan Arling, M.D. - Health - March 3, 2009

How to tackle chronic sleep problems. more >>

Roger Blumenthal: OK to Skip a Stress Test?

By Roger Blumenthal, M.D. - Health - January 26, 2009

If you're not having symptoms, yearly tests aren't necessary. more >>

Walter Willett: The Fallacy of Total Fat

By Walter C. Willett, M.D. - Health - January 26, 2009

Doing away with all fat, even unsaturated fat, can be harmful. more >>

Janice Kiecolt-Glaser: on Chronic Depression

By Janice Kiecolt-Glaser, Ph.D. - Health - January 26, 2009

Working through the immune system, depression has many ill effects. more >>

Judith Palfrey: On Dirt and the Allergies

By Judith Palfrey, M.D. - Health - January 26, 2009

The hygiene hypothesis holds that our systems are primed by exposure to bacteria and allergens. more >>

Steven Nissen: Why Triglyceride Levels Matter

By Steven E. Nissen, M.D. - Health - January 26, 2009

They may be a sign of metabolic syndrome, which means trouble for the heart. more >>

Bryan Arling: Get Your Vitamin D Levels Checked

By Bryan Arling, M.D. - Health - January 26, 2009

Vitamin D's health benefits argue for getting higher doses. more >>

Bryan Arling: How Frequent a Physical?