It's September, which means gyms, golf courses and sports clubs are full of new participants using the beginning of the school year as a reason to jump-start their fitness goals, and old clients … more

Q: It's a real nightmare trying to pry our two grandsons away from their online video games when they are visiting. There's always a fight followed by hours of sulking and crankiness. Our son and his … more

The symptoms seem to come out of the blue. You roll over in bed and suddenly feel like you're dropping off the face of the earth. The intense spinning sensation may only last a matter of seconds, but … more

Taking a low-dose aspirin every day has long been known to cut the chances of another heart attack, stroke or other heart problem in people who already have had one, but the risks don't outweigh the … more

The number of mothers breastfeeding their newborn babies has risen steadily in the United States since the turn of the 21st century, an encouraging sign that today's mothers truly understand the … more

Q: I'm 55 years old and am going through menopause. My grandmother had osteoporosis and so does my mother, so I'm worried. My dad read that probiotics can help, which sounds a little nutty. What on … more

Quay Snyder flies more than 130 times a year on commercial flights. As an aerospace medicine specialist, pilot and flight instructor, he feels perfectly safe in the air. But after each flight, to put … more

An increasingly diverse population of Americans is coming through the doors of our hospitals every day, speaking different languages, reflecting different cultures and having very different … more

It's vacation season, and we all agree we should take a break from work. But that doesn't mean we should take a break from working out. Working out is a great habit that, once broken, can be hard to … more

"I would hope that within a very few years . . . instead of this being a seven-day wonder this will become a fairly commonplace affair." Those prescient words were spoken by Robert Edwards, a … more