11.22.2015 Health Health Column: Suggestions for a healthy Thanksgiving Before you turn angrily to the next page because I’ve dared to write about ways to make Thanksgiving dinner healthier, please hear me out: I love butter with an...
11.15.2015 Health Health Column: Ready to get sweaty? It’s for a good cause Around the holidays, people begin thinking about ways they can give back to the less fortunate.
11.08.2015 Health Here’s how you can become more mindful with meditation Until recently, whenever I heard the word “meditation” I immediately pictured a New Age guru with a soothing voice telling me to close my eyes and imagine myself on...
10.24.2015 Health Health Column: New program offers music at the bedside Music, said Gregory Garrett, can have a “tremendous” effect on people.
10.18.2015 Health Health Column: Need to relax? Try out an essential oil A few weeks ago, I did something I quickly learned was a mistake: I applied a dab of peppermint essential oil to my temples and wrists, inadvertently giving myself...
10.10.2015 Health Health column: This one document can save EMTs valuable time If you experience a medical emergency, you may not be able to tell first responders what health conditions you have or what medications you’re taking. You may not be...
10.04.2015 Health Health Column: Five weeks after a new kidney, a Ph.D. The prospect of defending a thesis to a panel of discerning advisers is enough to make any Ph.D. candidate sweat. Still, I’m willing to bet most of them haven’t...
09.27.2015 Health Health Column: Free braces can give some a better smile Riverhead orthodontist Dr. Victor Grazina knows just how much straight teeth can bolster a child’s self-confidence.
09.20.2015 Health Health Column: An alternative to AA for heavy drinkers Self-identified “problem drinker” Romola Hodas used to attend abstinence-based Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, but she stopped after deciding she didn’t want to give up alcohol altogether.
09.13.2015 Health Health Column: Are you a candidate for LASIK surgery? For the past 15 years, I’ve worn contact lenses to correct my nearsightedness, the layman’s term for myopia. During that time, I’ve noticed that laser vision correction surgery has...