Every day, some 60,000 patients enter a state more like coma than sleep when they undergo general anesthesia — according to an unsettling study published Dec. 30 in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Treating Depression: How Bright Light Can Help
You have probably heard about seasonal affective disorder (SAD), a depressive condition that some people feel when it turns gray outside for extended periods. A treatment called bright light therapy, which is pretty much what it …
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Radiation and Kids: X-Rays, CT Scans Are Increasingly Part of Childhood
Some parents are worried about the radiation their children might receive from the new full-body scanners at airports, but they might be better off zeroing in on a more systemic threat — radiation scans conducted for medical reasons.
Bored Drivers Most Likely to Have Accidents
How do you react when you hear the words “road trip?” Do you get excited, inspired by the idea of being on the road and by the adventure of driving?
Study: Colonoscopy Is Worth the Discomfort
Screening for cancer is the best way to prevent many forms of the disease, particularly in skin and breast tissue, among other cancers, but the tests aren’t always the easiest to endure.
A Gene to Explain Depression
As powerful as genes are in exposing clues to diseases, not even the most passionate geneticist believes that complex conditions such as depression can be reduced to a tell-tale string of DNA.
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Will Facebook Steal Online Dating Sites’ Girl?
Online dating is a big, fat tassled deal. We know this not just because Barry Diller has bought into it (his IAC owns Match.com), but because all the most killer apps on the Internet have been about finding things, whether it’s …
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WhiteOut: Even Babies Can Embrace the Whole-Grains Movement
When it comes to nutrition, the emphasis nowadays is on whole grain this and whole grain that.
Still Hungover? How to Tell if Your Drinking Is Really a Problem
(Updated) Almost everyone drinks too much on New Year’s Eve — which is why AA members (and future members) often scorn it as amateur’s night. But how do you know when you’ve turned from being a “moderate” drinker to a dangerous one?
Dr. Oz’s 5 New Year’s Resolutions
America’s favorite doc has some powerful ideas about how we can get — or stay — healthy in the new year. It may not be possible for all 300 million of us to have a private sit-down with Dr. Oz, but here’s the next best thing.
5 New Rules for Good Health
Health news is always changing — and fast. Here are five new rules for good health that you need to know for the new year.
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5 New Reasons to Get (or Stay) Married this Year
You probably already know that married people on the whole are healthier, wealthier and have more satisfying sex lives than singletons or divorced people. You also already know that, absent some serious conflict, your kids would …
5 Ways to Improve Your Diet on the Cheap
Eating healthy doesn’t have to mean spending a lot of money. Here are five easy ways to fatten your wallet while trimming your waistline in 2011, courtesy of Healthland’s friends at the It’s Your Money blog. (For even more fun …