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reversing hair loss

Hair Growth in a Bottle?

Reversing hair loss over the counter sounds like a perfect fix: A daily supplement, with nutrients your body may need anyway, that can help regrow thinning hair. It would...
Information overload

Feeling ‘Overloaded’? You’re Not Alone

The term “information overload” is frequently used to describe the common experience of feeling bombarded and inundated with incoming data. Is this a new kind of human experience, or...
flu shot

Even More Reason to Get Your Flu Shot

If you need extra motivation to get your flu shot this fall, here it is: A new study finds that people battling the flu may also face a temporary...
store-brand groceries

Store-Brand vs. Name-Brand Groceries

The price of nearly everything we buy has gone up significantly in recent years. But even though inflation has slowed and other items have become more reasonable, the cost...
colorectal cancer

New Blood Test for Colorectal Cancer Could Be a Game Changer

Here’s a frustrating fact about colorectal cancer: Routine screening can detect the disease early, or even prevent it, yet many people who should undergo screening don’t. Only 60 percent...
Dementia prevention

Fending Off Dementia

We do not yet have medications that can halt or reverse dementia, but there are plenty of ways to help lower the chances of developing it—including some steps you...
Fatty Liver Disease

Is Your Liver Getting Fat?

Health experts have been tracking the rise of fatty liver disease (medically called steatotic liver disease) with increasing concern. About 25 to 30 percent of adults are affected, along...
Wellness Letter

The Wellness Letter Turns 40!

Forty years ago, in October 1984, a wild idea that had been gestating for some time came to fruition with the very first issue of the University of California,...
how to prevent cancer

Can You Prevent Cancer?

Close to half of all cancer cases and deaths in the U.S. could potentially be prevented through healthier eating, exercise, and other lifestyle measures, a new study suggests. Cancers are...
Aging Neck

Remedies for an Aging Neck?

The older I get, the more noticeable these vertical bands on my aging neck become. What are they, and can I do anything to minimize their appearance? As Nora Ephron...