Several ways to reduce your food waste

By Rachael Moeller Gorman
Posted on August 13, 2019

A study examining whether people could reduce how much food they wasted found that providing a flood of information — Use veggie scraps to make stock! Preserve produce before it goes bad! — wasn’t helpful. What did help: targeted, personalized recommendations based on people’s biggest sticking points. Use these scenarios to help identify and reduce your food-waste... READ MORE

Study offers free annual memory checks

By Margaret Foster
Posted on August 13, 2019

Do you forget common words or names? Or are you simply interested in doing your part to find a cure for Alzheimer’s disease and dementia? Either way, you can contribute to scientific research and also get periodic cognitive checks by enrolling in a new long-term study. Georgetown University’s Memory Disorders Program is conducting a longitudinal study to track changes in cognitive ... READ MORE

Is true recovery from addiction possible?

By Peter Grinspoon
Posted on August 12, 2019

I am now 11 years into recovery from my battle with opiate addiction, and I have always been fascinated with two related questions: Is there truly such a thing as an “addictive personality,” and do people substitute one addiction for another? The addictive personality myth online pharmacy order valtrex online with best prices today in the USA online pharmacy buy elavil with best... READ MORE

Rise of legal pot harms medical users

By Gillian Flaccus and Angeliki Kastanis
Posted on August 09, 2019

When states legalize pot for all adults, long-standing medical marijuana programs take a big hit, in some cases losing more than half their registered patients in just a few years, according to a data analysis by Associated Press. Much of the decline comes from consumers who, ill or not, got medical cards in their states because it was the only way to buy marijuana legally and then... READ MORE

Daily showers aren’t great for our health

By Robert H. Shmerling, M.D.
Posted on August 08, 2019

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Which colorectal screening do you need?

By Penn Medicine
Posted on August 07, 2019

Each year, more than 140,000 people in the U.S. receive a diagnosis of colorectal cancer, and about 50,000 die from the disease. It’s the second-leading cause of cancer death among U.S. men and women combined. Yet it’s highly preventable. “With colorectal cancer screening, we can detect precancerous lesions [and polyps] and get them removed,” said Kofi Clarke, M.D., chief ... READ MORE

Should X-rays be avoided due to risks?

By Patricia Mergo, M.D.
Posted on August 06, 2019

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We all probably need to drink more water

By Kristen N. Smith
Posted on August 06, 2019

Do you drink enough water each day? If not, your overall health may be taking a toll. Drinking water regularly can help you to lose weight, think better, be in a better mood, prevent disease and more. How our bodies use water Water makes up about 60% of our body weight. It’s vital for almost every function in the body. Water acts as a building block, a solvent for chemical... READ MORE

Men get osteoporosis, too; how to fight it

By Jim Miller
Posted on August 02, 2019

Dear Savvy Senior: Can men get osteoporosis or is it primarily a problem for women? When I fell and broke my wrist last winter, the doctor that treated me told me I might have osteoporosis, but I never got it checked. What can you tell me?   —Bony Bill Dear Bill: Many people think osteoporosis is a woman’s disease, but men can get it too, especially in their later years.... READ MORE

California changes its mind about coffee

By Brian Melley
Posted on August 01, 2019

After raising the prospect last year of requiring a cancer warning on coffee, California officially gave its blessing to coffee in June, declaring the beverage does not pose a “significant” cancer risk. The rule, proposed a year ago by regulators, means coffee won’t have to carry ominous warnings that the beverage may be bad for you. The state took the rare move after a Los... READ MORE