A very interesting new study seems to show that millions more people could benefit from taking  cholesterol lowering drugs known as statins, even if they have read more »

Many books about weight-loss diets have been written over the last several generations, and all have been touted as being  "the best" by their advocates. The problem has been that we have lacked  high-quality, comparative studies to really compare how effective these diets really are in losing weight and  keeping it off.  read more »

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is the leading cause of death among infants between one month and one year old of age.  read more »

It turns out that your mother  was right, as usual. When it comes to ear wax, the best  thing you can do is  leave it alone. Ear wax is beneficial and self-cleaning!  read more »

When we have warm, sunny summer days in our area,  many of us go outdoors, and some of us can't resist spending many hours outside exposed to the sun.  read more »

The news has recently been full of discussion about the drugs Vitorin and Zetia, which have been used to treat high blood lipids that cause heart disease and circulaton problems. What does this mean to you, if you or a loved one are on one of these medicines?  read more »

When most people in the public at large think about our health care situation in the United States, it is usually with regard to the high cost of health insurance premiums. Quality is assumed by most people to be present.  read more »