Health and Medicine

What is it that makes our hair turn several shades of gray as we get older?

Autopsies show that 50 percent of men over age 59 have prostate cancer

It’s hard to believe that cancer patients with a few days to live are denied sufficient painkillers for fear of addiction. Today common sense has become an uncommon commodity

Ultimately, how many extra cavities, various other illnesses, and premature deaths will come from this hysteria is definitely something no study will ever be able to show

My advice is to avoid GERD by limiting calories, losing weight, stop smoking, limiting the use of painkillers, and starting a sound lifestyle

Olympians have lost medals over illegal steroid use, and now new tests could reveal another kind of cheating

Currently, diagnosing endometriosis requires surgery, but scientists are working toward a less invasive way

“In the acquisition of new knowledge, scientists are not guided by logic and objectivity alone, but also by such non-rational factors as rhetoric, propaganda, and personal prejudice

Do the joyless PC police want to be enemies of science?

A mania for drugging children: Part 9

A mania for drugging children: Part 8

A mania for drugging children: Part 7

A mania for drugging children: Part 6

A mania for drugging children: Part 5

A mania for drugging children: Part 4

Eye diseases that can cause blindness can be hard to treat, but a new therapy via eye drop could be on the way

A mania for drugging children: Part 3

Other good news is that those with just receding hairlines were not at increased risk of heart trouble

A mania for drugging children: Part 2

A mania for drugging children: Part 1: “A beautiful child”

Testosterone therapy to increase overall health and longevity

Summer accidents: Lightening, Boating, Golfing, Swimming, Diving, Waterskiing, Lawnmowers

Women who are getting recurrent yeast infections should make sure they wear breezy undies. And men who marry late or have a decreased sperm count should wear boxer shorts or none at all

Scientists gain insight into how cancer cells travel through the body's narrowest blood vessels

Indicators in a test capable of detecting low levels of the Zika virus turn blue when the virus is present in a saliva sample

High doses of vitamin C powder and pills are as close as your Health Food Store. And what is good for Olympic athletes is also good for you.

I would like to thank those who took the time to respond. And, of course, my thanks to the Geek Squad for saving the day

Treatment of testicular cancer depends on whether it’s an early or late diagnosis

Compounds from commercial red algae alleviated food allergy symptoms in mice.

I’m sure this column will be criticized by do-gooders that it’s a mortal sin to to deny methadone to addicts