Cancer

Low D linked to daytime sleepiness and more

Some things are worth repeating. Other things are worth shouting from the rooftops. The importance of vitamin D is both of those things.

You might not believe what the FDA allows in children's shampoo

If I told you there were a kids' shampoo that contained an insecticide, you might not be entirely shocked. It IS shocking. But we've seen worse than that.

The “fruit salad” link to diabetes

Should you just bite the bullet—part with the extra cash—and finally go organic?

The chemical that's giving you heart disease

If you thought packaged food was bad, you should see what's in the packaging itself.

Why your doc needs a refresher course in statistics

How good is your doctor at math?

I know it seems like a strange question. But the answer could be more important than you might ever imagine. It turns out that your doctor's less than stellar math skills are likely to lead you to be subjected to unnecessary...and potentially harmful...cancer tests.

Bad news gummy bears

Run for your lives! The multis are coming!

That can only mean one thing, of course -- it's time for another comically feeble "exposé" of the imagined dangers, drawbacks, and pointlessness of multivitamins.

Diet soda in new health scare

Let's face it: There's nothing "diet" about diet soda. It won't make you healthier and it won't even help you to lose weight -- and that's been proven.

Break the bottled water habit?

Question: What's your stance on bottled water? Some people tell me I shouldn't drink it because the plastic bottles are poisonous. Others tell me I should steer clear of tap water because of fluoride and chlorine. What should I do?

Death by sleeping pill

Hey, I've said it before, and I'll say it again, sleeping pills are nothing but bad news.

I've been warning you about their dangers for years now.

The one cancer screening that works

Over screening for cancer is nothing short of a national disaster.

PSA tests and mammograms have created a generation of men and women battling the lifelong side effects of devastating treatments they didn't need because the cancers never would have hurt them in the first place.


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