Harm Reduction

In a story that speaks for itself, King Bio has issued a voluntary nationwide recall out of “an abundance of caution” of thirty-two kids and infant products that could be contaminated

Two articles in the last few weeks caught my eye, the first, once again looking at predicting disease based on our genes, the modern-day equivalent to reading animal bones; the second a cautionary analysis of how labels frame our medical conversat

In the year of using condoms not how they were intended, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) felt compelled to raise public awareness about why they exist in the first place and remind people how they should actually be used.

Congratulation to the state of Massachusetts for raising the legal age to purchase tobacco products and cigarettes to 21, from 18. Gov.

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement, TAVR, is a far-less invasive means of replacing the heart valve connecting the heart with the aorta, the body’s main artery.

For those of us who cook, a cast-iron skillet is an early acquisition, they hold heat well and evenly, and best of all they are cheap.

Complementary medicine (CM) runs the gamut in its healing claims from offering authentic stress relieving massage and well-meaning, but expensive placebo to outright spurious declarations.

Everyone has one, something they find disgusting; whether it is a crawling insect, body odor, or a bruised banana. But setting aside, for the moment, the actual source of disgust, why is that such a universal experience?

For fair-skinned folks, the results of a new study can be taken as some worthy advice: applying sunscreen alone doesn't provide enough protection from sunburn.

Dogs get poisoned, not “just stoned” from marijuana exposure.