Oscar Robertson dishes on LeBron, the Heat, beating cancer

Sweat Equity

Pound exercise class at Crunch Gym marries drumming and fitness

Sweat Equity looks at fun ’n’ funky classes that get South Floridians in shape. First up, Cru...

Chronic pain: 1 in 3 suffer, study says

Persistent pain that lasts weeks to years is an overlooked medical problem that affects more than 116 milli...

First person

Friend’s breast cancer journey is not as fortunate

A 33-year-old graduate student has Medicaid instead of private health insurance, making her options more li...

Nutrition

New vending machines offer healthier options

Schools and fitness centers are rolling out machines that sell pita chips, yogurt and other more nutritious...

Children’s Health

READ MY LIPS

By age 6 months, babies begin to watch people’s mouths when somone speaks to them, helping them lear...

Electronics

There’s a boom in smart baby monitors

The cry has been heard: After 20 years with little change to baby monitoring devices, new designs premiered...

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Is perfume making us fat?

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Teasing adds to burden of childhood obesity

A recent news item described how a 200-pound 8-year-old was placed in foster care because the state of Ohio...

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Study shows small changes add up to big improvement in health

It’s a familiar message from nutrition professionals: The road to a healthier lifestyle is paved wit...

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Time for a new strategy in the battle of the bulge?

What is the best tactic in a losing war? Retreat and regroup or continue marching forward with slight modif...

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A new name and a running argument

Last month was the final annual meeting of the American Dietetic Association. We will still be gathering on...

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Don’t rely on pills to address stomach-acid issues

There’s a television commercial in which a sparerib hits a man across the face and an announcer advi...

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Mushrooms a boon for your taste buds and immune system

Plastic Surgery 101

Early facelift leads to scarring

What were you thinking having a facelift at 34? More importantly, what was your surgeon thinking doing your...

Plastic Surgery 101

Importance of FDA approval

The reality, for my practice, is that it does not make much of a difference. Many pills, injectable produc...

Plastic Surgery 101

Simple procedure fixes problem

Your problem is one that patients often don’t talk about because they feel that there can’t ...

Plastic Surgery 101

Too young to improve eyes?

On the surface it appears that it would seem ridiculous, but looks can be deceiving. While you may be chro...

Plastic Surgery 101

Avoiding surgery for skull defect

I can certainly understand your daughter’s viewpoint. The condition she had occurs when the bones of...

LET'S TALK

Caught in mom's trap again

Q: Every vacation, I visit my mother for several days and spend the rest with my partner. Mom's always tryi...