Weight loss: It’s all in the plate color?
Giant portion sizes are one of the culprits behind the epidemic of bulging waistlines, and nowhere is the portion-creep more evident than in restaurants.
How can I get rid of my glasses? Part 2
By Dr. Jean Keamy
Another refractive surgical procedure, PRK or photorefractive keratectomy, has over 20 years of history. PRK, like LASIK, uses the excimer laser...
Snow Shoveling 101: advice and gear
Although much of the country has been relatively flake-free this winter, snow removal woes are just one storm away. So here are some strategies, and the latest tools.
How can I get rid of my glasses? Part 1
By Dr. Jean Keamy
As a refractive surgeon, many people come to me to find out how they can be glasses-free. Refractive surgery, a subspecialty...
Tinnitus Retraining Therapy, Part 2
By Robert Mario
There is no cure for tinnitus, but for many sufferers there is a treatment approach.
The work of Dr. Jastreboff, of Emory University,...
What About Seniors? Don’t they deserve respect?
By Deborah E. Banda
In all the hoopla surrounding the release of Gov. Deval Patrick’s Fiscal Year 2013 state budget proposal, we heard about ways...
Gov. Patrick: Where have all the elders gone?
By Al Norman
For the sixth year in a row, in Gov. Deval Patrick’s annual report to citizens he has said little or nothing about...
How to lower your breast cancer risk
Women concerned about breast cancer should worry less about cellphones and hair dyes and worry more about weighing or drinking too much, exercising too little, using menopause hormones and getting too much radiation from medical tests.
The payroll tax holiday should end
By Al Norman
I think Congress has it totally wrong on the issue of the Social Security payroll tax. The House and the Senate both...
Tips for international funeral shipping
By Joe Casper
More and more people have the desire to return to their homeland in the event of their death.
The old adage applies, “Home...
