Antibiotics have been practically miraculous. Used well, they save lives. But used too often, and there can be serious repercussions.

And we use them far too often.

The latest evidence of this is a study on children, which found that kids who get antibiotics to treat ear infections are more likely to have ear infections in the future as well.

Q: School is starting soon. Is there any hope that school food will ever improve?

What can we learn about how to transform health care and “bend the cost curve” from a man raised on an Iowa chicken farm, with a Ph.D. in mathematics and physics who helped change our perspective of “made in Japan” from one of derision to one of emulation? 

The health care debate has been hijacked by fears about cost and how we will pay for universal coverage.  Will it cost $1.6 trillion or $900 billion over 10 years? 

This is beside the point.  Every other industrialized nation spends far less (about half) and creates much better health for its citizens.  We are next to Cuba in life expectancy, yet they spend $184 per capita annually on health care and we spend over $8,000. The only way this will shift is if we focus on investing in quality not quantity – namely medical care that creates better outcomes through programs that address the causes of chronic illness – diet, sedentary lifestyles, stress, and social disempowerment.

The brilliant sunshine streaming through my window reminds me that we can now spend more time outdoors. Just in time, too. After the gray winter doldrums, especially in northern latitudes, say above the axis between Boston and northern California, there is a silent, invisible epidemic: vitamin D deficiency. This is a major component of widespread osteoporosis and resultant hip and wrist fractures that orthopaedists are called upon to treat.

A few days ago, I wrote an article about the Dangers of Mold, and the response I received was overwhelming. Everybody wanted to know more about mold. In fact, within a few days of publishing the post, I got a couple dozen emails asking how to get rid of mold.

So, I wanted to share my personal tips that I use at my home, as well as here in the office. Please feel free to drop your tips in the comment section below.

Have you ever made the mistake of wandering outside on a sunny day without your protective clothing or sunscreen? Next thing you know, hours later, your skin is bright red and the next few days are spent in equal parts of pain and peeling. Sun means fun, but it also means sunburn.

No matter who you are, or where you live, everyone needs to reduce the amount of mold and mildew in the air they are breathing in. If you smell a musty odor in your home or workplace, there is a good chance that it is probably mold or mildew.

Almost five years ago, Edgar R. Miller III PhD, an associate professor from Johns Hopkins University, dropped a bombshell on the nutritional world. He published an article warning us not to take large doses of vitamin E because it could increase our risk of dying.

Miller's conclusions made a big splash in the mainstream news media. Everywhere you turned, you heard about the so-called dangers of vitamin E...