The Gerson Institute is a non-profit organization located in San Diego, California, dedicated to providing education and training in the alternative, non-toxic treatment of cancer and other disease, using the Gerson Therapy. The Gerson Therapy…
You’ve managed to keep your business afloat, but how are you managing the stress? By Tiffany Meyers In the economic tailspin of the late 2000s, loss is part of life. Workers are losing their jobs,…
By LESLEY ALDERMAN THE last few years have not been easy for Dean McCrea. In 2007, Mr. McCrea, 55, lost his wife of nearly 30 years. Then last November the company he worked for folded,…
By TARA PARKER-POPE In today’s Patient Money column, Lesley Alderman writes about the various ways parents can find health coverage for their children, even if they think they can’t afford it. Children in families with…
By DEBBIE LEE THE assault began in early September. That’s when my 60-year-old mother, an avid gardener, began laying mulch under the shrubs at her home in Westchester. She had her shovel in hand when…
By ANAHAD O’CONNOR THE FACTS The prospect of ingesting pesticides and other contaminants can make supermarket produce seem less than appetizing. Buying organic lowers the risk, but is no guarantee against food-borne pathogens. Scientists have…
By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg sought federal permission on Wednesday to bar New York City’s 1.7 million recipients of food stamps from using them to buy soda or other sugared drinks. The request,…
By PAULINE W. CHEN, M.D. Several years ago, I learned that a physician in a town not too far from where I was practicing had committed suicide. Neither I nor my hospital colleagues knew him,…
By KIRK JOHNSON DENVER — It has been one of the great murder mysteries of the garden: what is killing off the honeybees? Since 2006, 20 to 40 percent of the bee colonies in the…
By Jeannine Stein / Los Angeles Times When doctors recommend treatment for children, do parents always comply? No, but it could have to do with how much health insurance they have, a study finds. Researchers…
By JESSE McKINLEY SAN FRANCISCO — A month before California voters decide the fate of a ballot initiative that would legalize marijuana, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed a bill that essentially puts those caught possessing…
By REED ABELSON The Principal Financial Group announced on Thursday that it planned to stop selling health insurance, another sign of upheaval emerging among insurers as the new federal health law starts to take effect….
By ANAHAD O’CONNOR THE FACTS Nothing but time can cure the common cold, but a simple cup of salt water might ease the misery this winter. A sore, itchy throat and respiratory congestion are some…
By TARA PARKER-POPE The United States Food and Drug Administration has issued a consumer alert to pet owners, warning them about the dangers of buying discounted pet drugs online. Reputable online pharmacies can help pet…
By THE NEW YORK TIMES Chronic insomnia has been linked to a range of medical problems, from loss of concentration to high blood pressure, explained Dr. Michael Thorpy and Dr. Shelby Freedman Harris of the…
By TARA PARKER-POPE Are you worried about high-fructose corn syrup in your diet? If you answered yes, you’re not alone. Today, about 55 percent of Americans list the infamous corn sweetener among their food-safety worries,…
By ANDREW MARTIN Published: September 17, 2010 Linda and Randall Hunter own their dream house in Plant City, Fla., with an oversize master bedroom, granite countertops in the kitchen and a screened-in pool. The problem…
By GRETCHEN REYNOLDS In an experiment published last month, researchers recruited schoolchildren, ages 9 and 10, who lived near the Champaign-Urbana campus of the University of Illinois and asked them to run on a treadmill….
By RONI CARYN RABIN Published: September 13, 2010 Atkins-style low-carbohydrate diets help people lose weight, but people who simply replace the bread and pasta with calories from animal protein and animal fat may face an…
By WALECIA KONRAD Published: September 17, 2010 BETSY BURTON feels as if she dodged a bullet. At 64 and a co-owner of the King’s English Bookshop in Salt Lake City, she has been in business…
By ROBERT PEAR Published: September 9, 2010 WASHINGTON — A new government study says President Obama’s health care law will have negligible effects on total national health spending in the next 10 years, neither slowing…
