Health

My son is having his dog Webster "fixed" today and I just was tickled with the inappropriate labeling of that procedure.  Certainly if you were to ask Webster, he...

[Originally posted Sept. 17, 2004]The other day as my 12 year old daughter Julie prepared to head out for her first day of classes (she had previously attended just...

[Originally posted Aug. 25, 1918]A billboard touting PETA’s push to promote humane treatment of all living creatures, specifically crabs, was erected recently in...

I have been holding out on this surefire medical remedy for too long. It is so simple — you might be inclined to dismiss it. But just give it a try and you will be...

Recently I have reflected on some of the incongruities in the dental profession. Don’t you find it strange that you pay a professional to dig a hole in your tooth...

One often hears the saying – “Laughter – the best medicine.” Probably the old Art Linkletter show and the Reader’s Digest have gotten the most mileage out of that...

[Originally posted May 1, 2005]A new study confirms what all of us undisciplined adults already knew: Only 3 percent of Americans follow health advice to keep the...

[Originally posted April 16, 2005]Since confession is good for the soul, I guess it is time for me to own up to one of my more embarrassing injuries. (No, not the...

[Originally posted Feb 5, 2005]My wife submitted to a stress test the other day … so I thought I would allow others to enjoy the experience vicariously. The first...

When it comes to issues of personal health, the real killer is the uncertainty of where you stand or how things will turn out. It is like the old axiom: “Those who...

Obviously with the last name of “Apple” I have always had a special interest in any topic related to the tasty red fruit. Growing up I quickly got used to the...