Mike Barr

Is our obsession with lowering cholesterol partly responsible for this new wave of suicide?

Karey had been to most of the leading dermatologists in the city. Steroid creams and antihistamines. That’s all anyone ever gave her.

Psychologists divide the world up between two types of people — paranoids and depressives — but surely there must be some overlap.

Total hip replacement is among the fastest growing surgeries in the West. Most of them are unnecessary.

Study demonstrates the benefits of green banana resistant starch in patients with insulin resistance

The goal of Men’s Health Month is to bring awareness to men’s health and disease prevention

Every year in May we celebrate Women’s Health Month, which helps raise awareness about the unique health needs of women.

While short-term stress is normal, long-term, chronic stress has been associated with numerous stress-related health conditions.

Cognitive decline has long been thought of as an inevitable effect of aging, but its roots begin decades before obvious symptoms manifest.

In a survey of 2,016 adults, diabetes prevalence was strongly associated with blood concentrations of six persistent organic pollutants.

Hold the calcium supplements! More proof that it increases the risk of CV disease by feeding coronary artery calcification.

No surgery is risk-free. But it can be vastly riskier if you’re one of the millions of Americans who suffer undiagnosed B12 deficiency.

While we can surely appreciate that some prescription drugs are necessary and life-saving, most are not-- and only cause more problems.

Chinese herbal formulas for developed centuries ago remain popular today and are used regularly by health conscious individuals worldwide.

Alimentary, Dear Watson. The Case of the Lethal Legumes

Stray away from a nutrient-dense, low toxicant life. Languish in a nursing home?

No City for Old Zen: Elizabeth Street sculpture garden next for the wrecking ball