After more than a century of battling heart disease as the number one killer of…
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Where do home remedies come from? Some have been around for centuries. Others…
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Q: I read in your column oregano might help against colds. I’ve also seen ads…
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Medical education is intense, expensive and focused on the idea of “evidence-…
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Q: I think I’ve read in your column Pycnogenol could help hair loss. Is there…
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For many years, chelation therapy has been a controversial approach to…
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As Gloria Yoder, the Amish Cook, takes a holiday break, enjoy some of her…
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Q: You wrote about the dangers of taking melatonin for insomnia, especially in…
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For half a century, dietary enemy No. 1 has been saturated fat. Public health…
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The following is a log of calls the Danville Police Department received Nov. 16…
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Q: I was on a 14-day course of prednisone for vertigo. Once I stopped, I had…
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Q: I’m bone-on-bone in both knees, but I ski the expert slopes. A little…
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The holidays are supposed to be a festive, joyful time. Paradoxically, that can…
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Q: You have written about blood pressure measurement. I recently went to my…
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On Aug. 7, 2025, the Food and Drug Administration announced it would demand the…
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Q: I really loved pickled beets. Do they have the same or similar results on…
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Q: I have been taking vitamin C since I was 17. My boyfriend at that time…
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There are few more divisive issues in medicine than the topic of vaccines.…
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Q: I went through a long, arduous menopause, more than 10 years of pure hell.…
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Q: On my last few trips, I developed severe nasal allergies and runny nose…
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How should blood pressure be measured? First, the cuff should be the correct…