Alex Jadad, MD, DPhil, Founder & Chief Innovator, Center for Global eHealth Information, suggests a new definition of health that includes the concept of self-management and adaptation to…
John Abele, Co-founder & Director of Boston Scientific, explains how The Serenity Prayer applies to many things in life. He describes its importance and relevance in public health…
B-M-I or Body Mass Index can help determine how much fat is carried in the body. The B-M-I also corresponds to particular weight categories that may indicate certain…
More than 2700 people lost their lives during the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City. The attack also exposed hundreds of thousands of…
The Misfit “Shine” is a new device that empowers people to track their daily activity goals in a simple and elegant way. Sonny Vu and Sridhar Iyengar, co-founders…
Pertussis or whopping cough is a contagious respiratory disease that can be life-threatening to newborns and infants. Children are better protected after receiving a 5-dose vaccine series. A…
Meet the world’s only immortal animal: the jellyfish, Turritopsis Nurtricula. Robert Berger, PhD and Editor-in-Chief of Nutricula Magazine, explains the inspiration behind a magazine focused on teaching both physicians and patients how to…
Robert Berger, PhD and Editor-in-Chief of Nutricula Magazine, talks about how certain compounds, including indole-3-carbinol and carnitine, can help relieve the body of toxins. He expounds on the biochemistry of superfoods like broccoli…
How does the body store the toxins and xenoestrogens we ingest with our food? Robert Berger, PhD and Editor-in-Chief of Nutricula Magazine, discusses how these substances get stored in fat…
Judd Moul, MD, explains why he disagrees with the recent move by the US Preventive Services Task Force to give the routine PSA exam a D-rating. He discusses…