Healthy Living
Americans are lonely—and it’s affecting our health
Americans are lonely and our health is suffering for it. Isolation is often an underlying factor in many of… Read More ›
Adult bullying: Survey finds 31% of Americans have been bullied as an adult
Bullying doesn’t always end with high school. Some lunchroom bullies grow up to become office bullies.
A recent survey conducted by Harris… Read More ›
Reducing fructose intake for 9 days can improve your health. Here’s why.
Researchers find it’s not the fat, it’s the sugar. Improvements in metabolic measures occur in as little as nine days of fructose restriction.
Knowledge is power: 5 things to know about diabetes
November is Diabetes Awareness Month, and World Diabetes Day has been recognized on Nov. 14 every year since 1991. It… Read More ›
Study: Symptoms of sports-related concussions linger twice as long for adolescent girls
Adolescent female athletes suffer concussion symptoms twice as long as their male counterparts, according to a new study in The… Read More ›
Hurricane 101: Prevent food, water-borne illnesses after a natural disaster
In 2017, four major hurricanes struck North America, leaving communities in Houston, Florida, Puerto Rico and the Caribbean struggling to… Read More ›
Battling insomnia? Sleep training can help
For the estimated 60 million Americans struggling with insomnia, sleep training is an underutilized treatment that can move patients away from medication to a lifetime of better sleep, according to osteopathic physicians.
Have you immunized your preteen against HPV? If not, now’s the time
As students in middle school receive immunizations for tetanus, diphtheria and meningitis, osteopathic physicians encourage parents to also get them… Read More ›
Sleep deprivation: 5 tips for staying alert when you’re tired
While getting adequate rest is essential for our health, we all have nights when logging seven to eight hours of… Read More ›
Transgender youth: A parents’ guide to helping their child transition
Since a very young age your son has played dress-up in his sister’s clothes. He always preferred playing with girls… Read More ›