I was always the one with the cast iron stomach. I could eat everything, travel everywhere, and sample it all. I might pass on the sauteed sheep's eyeballs in Marrakech, or the mystery meat stew offered to me in a village in Southwestern Mali, but that was squeamishness not gastric sensitivity. Every once in a while, I'd pick up a bug, a little GI stowaway from my more exotic travels, and I'd use the three-day course of antibiotics I carried in my travel kit. It worked like a charm. Until the winter of 2007. Although my most exotic destination in months had been Santa Monica, California, I'd snagged a stubborn bug that wouldn't decamp, even after three rounds of the antibiotics. When I called my doctor for a fourth refill, he countered with a request that I come in for an office visit and a blood test. He won. (more)
There was a time, not too long ago, when I rolled my eyes at "alternative medicine." No acupuncture, echinacea or green tea for me. When I felt sick, I ran to the doctor for a prescription. When I felt stressed or anxious, I went shopping. (more)
Tradition meets uncharted territory in Dr. Andrew Weil's cardinal rules for staying healthy at midlife (more)
Fruits? Veggies? Carbs? Leading nutrition researcher Walter Willett explains what you should fork up (and push aside) to cut your risk of cancer, heart disease, type-2 diabetes and more. (more)
We demanded medical information and control over our bodies, but we may be finding that too much knowledge is a dangerous thing. (more)