You know how information overload is like Kryptonite to decision-making? Too much stuff in your kitchen - like snacks on the counter or in the glove compartment, or platters with enough food for a swim team - messes with your brain's ability to make smart choices. But healthy can be easy if you change your "kitchenscape" in these simple ways: ...more

October 31, 2009

As is the case each and every year, people had to say goodbye to those they loved in 2008 and those they only knew of through mainstream media outlets. ...more

December 28, 2008

For this special holiday wishes edition of Hypochondriac's Corner, we describe some maladies to make you grateful - that you avoided them this year. ...more

December 15, 2007

For this special holiday wishes edition of Hypochondriac's Corner, we describe some maladies to make you grateful — that you avoided them this year. ...more

December 14, 2007

I occasionally ponder which organ will fail first, and it's nice to know I could catch a break: Fate might spin its bony finger and land on — lucky me — my gallbladder! Not that doctors are suggesting people have it cut out with their next tummy tuck, but it seems the gallbladder, like the hand crank on a Ford, once served a more purposeful existence than it does now. ...more

September 27, 2007