by Sue Robbins | Jul 18, 2016 | Miscellaneous
Two women went temporarily blind from constantly checking their phones in the dark, say doctors who are now alerting others to the unusual phenomenon. The solution: Make sure to use both eyes when looking at your smartphone screen in the dark. In a recent article...
by Sue Robbins | Jul 10, 2016 | Wellness
Something strange is going on in medicine. Major diseases, like colon cancer, dementia and heart disease, are waning in wealthy countries, and improved diagnosis and treatment cannot fully explain it. Scientists marvel at this good news, a medical mystery of the best...
by Sue Robbins | Jun 12, 2016 | Wellness
A new study offers further evidence for the health benefits of exercise, after finding that adults who are physically fit in midlife are significantly less likely to have a stroke in later life. Stroke is one of the leading causes of long-term disability in the U.S....
by Sue Robbins | Jun 1, 2016 | Miscellaneous
They say there’s a time for everything – though you might not know it from looking at a pill-bottle label. Most say how many pills to take but not when to take them. That’s a problem, “because symptoms and treatment efficacy vary by time of...
by Sue Robbins | Jan 12, 2016 | Wellness
Peter Abaci, M.D., chronic pain specialist, author and radio host points out that it’s commonplace to see people in gathering places like coffee shops looking down at their digital devices, tapping away. He likens that to what he sees in medical offices across...
