Category: health-letter

Should I be drinking the orange juice that has calcium and vitamin D added to it?

Becoming more conscientious could be your ticket to better health and longer life.

The real meaning of the statin label changes.

I have been diagnosed with macular degeneration and cataracts in both eyes. Could cataract surgery worsen my macular degeneration?

While the number of cases of pancreatic cancer has been increasing, new types of targeted medications point toward the possible future of cancer treatment.

Some ophthalmologists are now using lasers to perform cataract surgery, but the additional cost may not be worth the slight improvement in the results.

An extended period of vigorous exercise produces a boost in metabolism that lasts for several hours afterward and burns additional calories.

I’m in my late 70s and have been getting about four cortisone shots a year for the past several years for the arthritis in my left knee. They really help with the pain, but I’ve heard that, long-term, there could be bad side effects. Should I be worried?

Muffins can be improved by adjusting the recipes to use healthier ingredients, and by making them smaller.

While the mechanisms of the placebo effect are far from being fully understood, the patient’s expectation of improvement and changes in brain chemistry appear to be important factors.