Thanks goes to my friend Pat who sent me an article from the leading newspaper in Melbourne, Australia entitled, “Is Your Sunscreen Toxic?” Apparently, one steel works company has asked its workers to avoid using …

Gout is a common inflammatory arthritis that affects men more often than women. It is caused by an excess of uric acid, which is a by-product of purine breakdown. Since our bodies do not have …

Gays, lesbian and bisexual youth (GLB) have fewer suicide attempts if their parents are neutral or even mildly supportive according to a study released today in the Journal of Pediatrics. That is not surprising. Adolescence …

How do you know which cosmetics are safe to choose? Is there a list? Where can you find it? I knew I needed to answer those questions after talking with my niece Christina Mastrangelo.  We were …

Thanks to Michael Burkhart for forwarding me this article entitled, “Beauty Secret: Your Make-Up Can Kill You” by Jacqueline Houton, about the lack of oversight of the cosmetic industry. If you thought the FDA provides safeguards to protect …

While all the major media outlets reported today on a very interesting finding about breast cancer survival rates among women who took hormone replacement therapy (HRT), what was not reported by the media was a troubling finding that …

Yes I am for universal health care but manadatory health care insurance does reveal an underlying problem with the health care system overall -a shortage of health care providers. This has become clear in Massachusetts where I …

If you can’t train physicians to be more empathetic, at least you can train them to be courteous according to Michael Kahn, MD. This simple act lays the foundation for building a satisfying relationship between the …

Vitiligo (vi-ti-LIE-go) is a skin disease that causes loss of melanin in the skin leading to patchy areas of whiteness that can affect any part of the body (think: Michael Jackson).  Given the psychological aspects …

I can’t tell you how many people come to me seeking counseling on weight loss. The conversation goes something like: I can’t seem to lose weight no matter what I do, I don’t eat much …