One of the toughest times of the year for those trying to lose weight is the holiday season. Many people will gain between 5 and 7 pounds from Thanksgiving to New Year's. While the holidays are a time to rejoice, celebrate and share fond memories, they are also a time...

Medicine in the US falls under one of three scopes of practice.

1. Emergency medicine is a specialty of medicine that focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of acute illnesses and injuries that require immediate medical attention. While not usually providing long-term or continuing care, emergency medicine physicians diagnose a...

All of us have read or heard stories about people who turn lemons into lemonade. It isn't often that we get the privilege of meeting such an individual.

Before her bout with breast cancer, Christine Clifford Beckwith had definitely cracked the "glass ceiling". At age 40, she was Senior Executive...

As reported by Maria Gallagher, in the June 26, 2002 issue of the Philadelphia Inquirer, by reading the PLU code, you can tell if the fruit was genetically modified, organically grown or produced with chemical fertilizers, fungicides, or herbicides.

Here's what to look for. Look for the labels (stickers) stuck...

Millions of Americans struggle everyday with their food choices. In a book being published this week, former FDA chief Dr. David Kessler brings to consumers the disturbing conclusion of numerous brain studies -- some people really do have a harder time resisting bad foods.

At issue is how the brain...

With today's headlines dominated by the swine flu we need to learn more in order to protect ourselves and our families. The 1918 Flu killed an estimated 40 million people worldwide. I pray this outbreak does not reach that proportion. I cannot comprehend the psychological impact of death on this...

In fact, it's been estimated that more than 90% of health problems that bring people into the doctor's office are stress-related! But while virtually all of us could benefit from adding healthy habits to our lifestyle, it's harder to begin a new habit than it seems, especially when you're...

When it comes to education and testing, greater numbers amount to greater success, but when it comes to cholesterol the higher the score the worse you often are. Cholesterol is required to build and maintain cell membranes, but a score of over 200 begins to lead to the potential for...

As a doctor I have made it my mission to educate as many people about the philosophical pitfalls of believing "If it's on the shelf, it must be safe." In the US, we suffer from something called the "shortest healthy lifespan". That means we spend more years battling chronic disease...