Wellness Advice
Is ‘Old Person Smell’ Real?
I’ll never forget hugging my grandparents as a child and catching a whiff of something reminiscent of mothballs and musty wet leaves. Now that I’m in my early 80s,...
Getting Relief From Rosacea
I think I have rosacea. How can it be controlled?
More than 16 million Americans (and some 425 million people worldwide) have rosacea, a chronic inflammatory skin condition characterized by...
Onscreen Smoking Makes a Comeback (and Why That’s Not Cool)
As someone who grew up in the 1950s, my impressionable years were full of messages that promoted smoking. My father smoked. I saw TV ads where “doctors” endorsed Camels...
Blepha-What? Tips for Controlling a Common Eye Condition
My eyelids are often red, itchy, and puffy. Why do you think that is, and what advice do you have to get some relief?
This sounds like a pretty common...
Got Covid Symptoms? Should You Still Test Yourself?
It’s been almost six years since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, and a lot has changed about the way we view the illness. We now have vaccines and...
The End of the Routine Urinalysis?
Your recent 'Ask the Experts' article about using urinalysis to diagnose urinary tract infections made me realize that my doctor no longer includes a routine urinalysis in my annual...
Do You Need a Measles Shot?
With the resurgence of measles in the U.S., should I get vaccinated? I am in my sixties and can’t remember having had measles or getting the vaccine previously. Or...
Clean Urine Sample for Clear UTI Diagnosis
I recently gave a urine sample at my doctor’s office to check for a urinary tract infection, but was told the sample was contaminated and therefore unusable. My doctor...
My Beef With the Science: How the Red Meat Industry Skewers Results
As avid followers of health news, you may have noticed that the headlines on certain subjects seem to flip-flop at regular intervals. Nutrition is a notorious area for this:...
The Joy of Laughter Yoga
What is laughter yoga, and does it have health benefits as claimed?
Also known as Hasyayoga—from the word hasya, meaning laughter in Sanskrit—laughter yoga has nothing to do with traditional...
