Archive: Prevention
Colon Screening: Ready to Go Virtual?
I almost filed this blog entry under The Checkup's "Popular Procedures" heading. But I thought better of it: For all the potentially life-saving benefits it offers, colonoscopy is hardly what you'd call a popular procedure. Just mention it out loud and watch the wincing begin. But two studies in yesterday's...
By Jennifer Huget | September 19, 2008; 07:00 AM ET | Comments (14)
Hooked on Hookahs
Parents of college students: Next time you check in on your kid, here's a question to add to your repertoire. After you've asked how her money's holding out, is she getting enough sleep, and how's that psych paper coming along, you might want to inquire "So, honey, have you by...
By Jennifer Huget | May 14, 2008; 07:03 AM ET | Comments (5)
Mucking with My Martini
Judging from readers' comments on Sally Squires's article yesterday about the link between women's alcohol consumption and breast-cancer risk, I'm not the only one feeling caught off guard. Several readers wondered what this might mean for their individual risk, and others wondered whether alcohol's stress-reducing qualities might help offset its...
By Jennifer Huget | April 23, 2008; 07:15 AM ET | Comments (0)
