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Doctor and Patient: Doctors Ill Prepared for Patients With Disabilities

5/23/2013 1:56 PM

Nearly 23 years after the Americans With Disabilities Act went into effect, patients with disabilities continue to receive inadequate medical care — and many cannot even get a doctor’s appointment.

Well: What’s in Your Green Tea?

5/23/2013 1:49 PM

A new report from ConsumerLab.com shows that some bottled varieties of green tea appear to be little more than sugar water, while some green tea leaves are contaminated with lead.

Well: Mothers With Cancer

5/23/2013 1:24 PM

Children of mothers with cancer must learn this painful lesson early: the vulnerability of the figure on whom they have grounded their existence. With varying degrees of fearful awareness, such children intuit that the mother who comforts by murmuring “I am here” will not always be there.

Well: Aging: Fewer Elderly Deaths in Flu Pandemics

5/23/2013 8:07 AM

Age has its privileges, and a new study suggests that one of them may be immunity to some flu pandemics.

Well: Awareness: Heartburn Tied to Throat Cancer

5/23/2013 8:00 AM

Frequent heartburn increases the risk for throat cancer, a new study has found, and over-the-counter antacids may provide protection.

Phys Ed: Can Cholesterol Drugs Undo Exercise Benefits?

5/22/2013 8:45 AM

An important new study suggests that statins, the cholesterol-lowering medications that are the most prescribed drugs in the world, may block some of the fitness benefits of exercise, one of the surest ways to improve health.

Well: No Quick or Easy Choices

5/21/2013 7:30 PM

While a recent article by Angelina Jolie about her mastectomy and reconstruction raised awareness, it may have left the impression that the surgeries are quick and easy procedures, some doctors fear.

Well: When Children Pose a Danger to Parents

5/21/2013 7:29 PM

Although most attention is focused on the safety of infants and toddlers, their sudden jabs, bites, head-butts and kicks can inflict injuries on parents and other caregivers.

Well: Pain Relievers Do Not Cause Asthma, Study Finds

5/21/2013 10:00 AM

Some parents worry about giving their children pain relievers like ibuprofen and acetaminophen, based on reports that children given the drugs are more likely to develop asthma. But a new study suggests that the relationship may be little more than a statistical oversight.

Well: The Scientific 7-Minute Workout

5/21/2013 8:13 AM

In 12 exercises deploying only body weight, a chair and a wall, it fulfills the latest mandates for high-intensity effort, which essentially combines a long run and a visit to the weight room into about seven minutes of steady discomfort — all of it based on science.