Whether we rent or own our home, all of us pay some form of monthly living expenses. Even if we have paid down a mortgage and own our...

In the language of statistics, health is a continuous variable. A person's health can be expressed as an infinity of values ranging from...

We're all familiar with the highway driving experience of being behind a person who is continually braking for no apparent reason. This ...

Spring is near. In New York City, yellow, white, and purple crocuses have raised their cup-shaped flowers above the ground for all to...

In 2009 there's been lots of conversation about health care, both at the federal and state levels.1-3 Not all the talk has been...

Many people have medicine chests in their bathroom, small shelving units filled with bottles of pills, capsules, and tablets. Others, ...

You're at the doctor's office because you think something might be wrong. Rationally, you know tests are probably necessary, but getting...

You are the CEO of your own personal enterprise. In addition to whatever business you might be running or might be in, your personal ...

Both Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States, and Charles Darwin, author of The Origin of Species and creator of the theory...

It's the rare child who actually wants to eat fruits and vegetables. Kids are bombarded by television and radio ads for cereals, candy,...

Simon and Garfunkel [and later, The Bangles] had it right. Winter light is hazy - it's more diffuse. The sun is lower in the sky and the...

You may remember the public health slogan, "Vitamin D helps build strong bones". This message could be seen on colorful school posters...

"Who you are speaks so loudly I can't hear what you're saying." This truism is well-known in human potential circles and can often be...

Your IQ that's measured in school has to do with problem solving - mental gymnastics. Your spinal IQ also has to do with problem solving...

An old cliche for getting to know someone in a new social situation entails asking, "What's your sign?" The notion, of course, is that a...

Chronic disease is a major problem in U.S. health care. More than one-third of Americans have one or more chronic diseases, including ...