Look around any crowded city street, and you'll see plenty of footwear— from stiletto heels to platform shoes— that is more than a little...

There is no better time to rejuvenate your health than the start of a new year. So don't let your resolution to eat more nutritiously...

We're in the middle of several deadly epidemics in the United States. Obesity, diabetes, and heart disease are affecting more and more...

As with much in life that we take for granted, we are not usually concerned with the mechanisms of how our bodies work and how they do ...

The great TV classic ER helps teach armchair physicians to become amateur diagnosticians. He's in shock! She's got kidney stones!...

As we get older, rotator cuff injuries become more common, a result of the natural aging process. A similar mechanism operates in the...

Let’s say you’ve been taking some time off from the gym. Maybe you reached the end of your 12-week training cycle and you’re taking a...

As springtime approaches, weather warms up and leaves turn green, many people will spend more time outside planting bulbs, mowing the...

It seems that at least once a month, some sort of senior fitness competition is featured on the sports page of local and national ...

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...

Everyone knows what he or she "should" do to obtain good health. But the mere knowledge of what we should be doing is never enough. If...

All of us who’ve experienced a back injury of one sort or another have been told at some point to “avoid heavy lifting.” That type of ...

Even experienced exercisers sometimes find it difficult to know how much to do. For the beginner this uncertainty represents a...

We all know someone who has suffered a serious driving-related injury that had nothing to do with being involved in a motor vehicle...

Driving fast is not necessarily a good thing. We want to get where we're going as quickly as possible, but we also want to arrive safely....

In general most people pay close attention to auto maintenance. Whether the concern is tires, brakes, transmission, or windshield...

What does the future hold in store? None of us can know with certainty, although some predictions are possible. Stock market indexes ...

Everyone wants to grow their bank account. We know our financial health is usually estimated by the level of our resources. The more ...

All of us have thought, at one point or another, and possibly more than once, "I wish I knew then what I know now." It's been famously...

High serum glucose. High cholesterol. High blood pressure. This is a trifecta you definitely don't want to have. This combination of ...