The AllergyEats Web site lists more than 600,000 restaurants in the United States and depends on peer-to-peer ratings of how “friendly” a restaurant is in catering to people with food allergies and other food intolerances, like Celiac disease (gluten intolerance).
If life isn’t making you feel the most cheerful, some say you can learn to laugh for no reason. And, you’ll feel the benefits of laughing — even if you don’t have a sense of humor.
Kena and Mark Gasper's decision to live in a rural subdivision near Delavan, Ill., led to a long list of benefits for their two girls: open spaces to run and ride bikes in, a quiet neighborhood and a good, safe school. They also list one drawback: the effect of their environment on their daughter’s asthma.
Sugarcoating will not help fat people get fit. Reality will. That’s the premise of Steve Siebold’s book, “Die Fat or Get Tough, 100 Differences in Thinking Between Fat People and Fit People.” (2009, London House).
A three-mile run on the treadmill, a muscle-conditioning class and a set of 200 sit-ups are all part of Anna Sudman’s normal exercise routine at Ten X Club in West Roxbury. To most people, that would be a substantial workout. For a 90-year-old woman, it’s remarkable.
A Cambridge, Mass, biotech company, BioBehavioral Diagnostics, has developed a test for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder with technology from McLean Hospital in Belmont.
Sleep is a window to our health. Good sleep contributes to our health, safety and overall well-being. Getting a good night’s sleep impacts every aspect of our lives – at home, at work, in community life and even behind the wheel of a car.
The majority of amateur golfers choose to ride a golf cart when playing a round of golf. This season, make it your goal to walk the course more often to take full advantage of the many health benefits of playing golf.
The majority of amateur golfers choose to ride a golf cart when playing a round of golf. This season make it your goal to walk the course more often to take full advantage of the many health benefits of playing golf.
Patients with the same diagnoses are usually treated with similar medications. However, not all patients respond the same way to the same treatment. Some get better, others do not. There are various reasons why this takes place, but the new medical specialty, pharmacogenomics, has uncovered genetic reasons why, in drug therapy, one size (or medication) does not fit all.
