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From Bread to Barriers: When Health-Care Access Becomes the Crime

Les Misérables was never truly about bread. Bread was the spark, hunger the condition, and desperation the predictable outcome of a system that was...

How Too Much Iron (or Too Little) Puts Your Health at Risk

IRON DEFICIENCY IS COMMON in humans. On the other hand, excessive iron (for example, with hemochromatosis) is associated with an increased risk of developing several cancers, including breast, colorectal, liver, and prostate.

Are One or Two Drinks Daily Better Than Abstaining?

There has been much controversy regarding the association between alcohol intake and cardiovascular disease, the leading global cause of death.

Use Exercise to Improve Cognition

NEW RESEARCH ADDS TO A GROWING body of evidence regarding how you can use exercise to improve your cognition. Here are the positive results, as...