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The Food Safety Edge: Why It Matters More After 40

For many, foodborne illness is something we associate with a bad restaurant meal or a short-lived stomach bug. But as we move through...

Seasonal allergies affect about one in four American adults, and if you’re among them, you know the routine: weeks of sneezing,...

From prevention to precision care, a new wave of research is reshaping what it means to protect your memory and thinking For generations,...

Modern medicine excels at treating disease, yet true healing can go beyond correcting an abnormal lab value or repairing an injury. It...

Alcohol and Cancer Risk Our year was off to a sobering start with the advisory on alcohol and cancer risk issued by the Surgeon General in...

“A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is still putting its boots on.” * It’s not easy to cut through the clutter in...

As dietary restrictions become more commonplace (an estimated 10% of Americans have a food allergy, another 5% are vegetarian or vegan),...

If your parents repeatedly exhorted you to count your blessings, it may well prove to be one of the best pieces of medical advice they...

At around the same time as females enter menopause in their late 40s or early 50s, males are experiencing their own hormonal decline,...

Like so many popular 20th century concepts, the image of a man in an existential crisis at age 50 who trades in his long-time wife and car...

"I’m having a senior moment. I’m too old to try that. I look good for my age. It’s time to put her/him out to pasture. These are just...

Drugs, Drinking & Depression: The Kids May Not Be Alright Every generation has seen their share of thrill-seeking teens acting out and...