Staying Well In A Sick Economy

January 27, 2009

There has been a lot of talk about the economy. People don't have as much money as they used to so there isn't as much money to spend on staying well. A recent article on the front page of the January 25, 2009 Boston Globe told how having less money...

Products that contain peanut butter have been recalled

January 19, 2009

We know some people are really allergic to peanuts and get really sick from them. But now there is a different type of problem with peanuts – some foods that contain peanut butter are contaminated with a bacteria called salmonella which can cause food poisoning. Salmonella has been found in...

Cellphones make health surveys more difficult to do

January 16, 2009

Ever get a call around dinnertime from people taking a survey? Lot’s of people do. One of the things people who survey call about is health – they ask questions like, How many people are overweight? How many quit smoking? and things like that.

But 1 out of...

Good bacteria and how to get them

January 13, 2009

Most people know about antibiotics (AN–tee-by-AHT-iks). Those are medicines that kill bad germs. But some germs (also called bacteria – bac-TEER-ee-uh) are actually good for us. They are called probiotics (PRO–by–OT–iks). Eating probiotics improves our health. An article in the Wall Street Journal on January 13th by Laura Hohannes included...