It's common medical advice. Almost every traditional doctor tells almost every patient that the way to prevent cardiovascular events is to take one or two baby aspirin a day. Studies show that aspi  

On a daily basis we are inundated with health information. Every morning and evening, on national or local news, is a health segment. The morning newspaper reports every day on the latest informati  

In the "Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer, 1973-1998," a consortium of government agencies reported a 1-percent annual decline in rates for new cancers and deaths between 1992 and   

I'll bet you thought the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was there to protect you, didn't you? Your physicians would never prescribe a drug for you that hadn't been tested properly, would they?   

Is it possible you have too much estrogen circulating through or deposited in your body? I'm not talking only about women. Men can suffer from this also. For the moment, let's concentrate on women.  

Is NutraSweet, a low calorie alternative to sugar, a central nervous system toxin? There appears to be growing evidence that, although approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), NutraSweet  

In a recent issue of CityBeat, we published a letter to the editor about last month's column, "It's Not the Fat, It's the Insulin" (issue of June 21- 27). The point of the column was a high carbohyd  

Have you ever wondered if your "gut feelings" are somehow linked to your health? Our patients often paint a wonderful metaphorical picture while explaining how they got sick. One man described how h  

In the 16th century, Tibetan physicians stated that a group of diseases called "Nyen" would spring up toward the end of the 20th century. Nyen diseases were defined as "diseases with no known cause   

Earlier this spring, our family traveled to Belize in Central America. What an adventure. The country is filled with vast forests, a unique history and mystique. We were fortunate to walk through a  

While attending a recent Harvard Medical School symposium on Complementary and Alternative Medicine, it became apparent that this emerging field has lost its previous Cinderella status. Books, tapes  

As physicians who practice integrative medicine, patients often ask us what to do when they have cancer. Cancer is a complex medical problem. The prognosis depends on multiple variables including th  

Homeopathy, founded by a German physician, Samuel Hahnemann, came at a time, almost two centuries ago, when medicine was in its dark ages. The treatment for syphilis, for example, was arsenic. As i  

Many wellness programs have sprung up around town, sponsored by various organizations, often hospitals or the newer health-care multihospital corporations. Most involve opportunities for patient edu  

As I said in my first article about the name, Alternative Medicine, much of what we see as alternative is not new. The concept of food as medicine goes back about 5,000 years, if not longer. Diet i