Archives for January 2006

You've heard me talking about a healthy man's need to maintain adequate testosterone levels – especially as we creep ever upward in age.

I’m writing this to you today so that you’ll realize that the very government you depend on to protect some group of rights you DO believe in (especially when it comes to your healthcare freedoms and medical options) could turn on you in a second.

As you well know, a regular feature of the Daily Dose involves me singing the praises of moderate consumption of alcohol. It's an easy topic to revisit often, since lots of studies are proving the health plusses of responsible drinking.

Believe it or not, as sex-crazy as our society is, the impact of sex on health has been studied relatively sparsely.

The issuance of candy or junk food rewards as ACADEMIC INCENTIVES.

I've been reporting for a long time about the battle over junk food in our schools. After all, it's the eating habits and waistlines of our nation's children at stake here.

Remember a couple of years ago, when an aspirin a day was thought to be a heart tonic? Popping a "harmless" white pill each day for thinner blood and a healthier heart was all the rage, and many doctors still recommend it. Not this one, though…

With Vioxx in the news (and in your Daily Doses) right and left for its deadly effects, I guess it really shouldn't come as any surprise that the risks of other common painkillers are coming under scrutiny.

authorities in Kentucky have busted a drug peddling syndicate that rivals a New York narcotics ring – among senior citizens in dirt-poor Appalachia!

for nearly 40 years, we've all been consuming foods (mostly junk foods, of course) that have been packaged in a chemical that's been turning those foods into cancerous agents in our bodies.