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Dr. Andrew Weil's Stress Free Squash Soup

Andrew Scrivani for The New York Times Winter squash is a hearty and delicious addition to any fall meal. Vegetable dishes to fill your holiday table. Dr. Andrew Weil is among the best-known doctors in America, an alternative health guru who espouses ...

From TARA PARKER-POPE, The New York Times,  13 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Andrew Weil,  New York Times Company,  Alice Waters,  White House

Paying for Alternative Treatments

Darren Hauck for The New York Times Diane Klenke got her insurer to pay for alternative therapies in treating her pancreatic cancer, which is now in remission. The debate about alternative therapies rightly focuses on whether a particular herb or ...

From TARA PARKER-POPE, The New York Times,  13 Nov 2009
Related Topics: New York Times Company,  National Institutes of Health,  Alice Waters,  White House,  Tara (actor)

Well: A Marathon Run in the Slow Lane

After a 10-kilometer road race this summer, a friend apologized for missing me at the finish line. The truth was, she hadn’t lost me in the crowd. She just didn’t wait long enough. Share your thoughts on this column at the Well blog. MILES FROM HOME ...

From TARA PARKER-POPE, The New York Times,  2 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Running USA,  Frank Shorter

Patient Voices: Coping With and Without Insurance

Keep in mind, of course, that every expert on both sides of the healthcare debate will agree that reforms should not be based on anecdotes. I was diagnosed with cancer at 27 and had no health insurance. I wasn’t that I didn’t want it - my employer ...

From TARA PARKER-POPE, The New York Times,  2 Nov 2009
Related Topics: U.S. Congress,  Aetna Inc.,  Barack Obama

Well: The Human Body Is Built for Distance

Does running a marathon push the body further than it is meant to go? Share your thoughts on this column at the Well blog. The conventional wisdom is that distance running leads to debilitating wear and tear, especially on the joints. But that hasn’t ...

From TARA PARKER-POPE, The New York Times,  26 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Christopher McDougall

Vital Signs: Perceptions: What Clown? I Was Talking With My Mom

How much do you miss while talking on a cellphone? Researchers at Western Washington University decided to study whether pedestrians engrossed in a phone conversation would notice obvious events around them. “I was trying to think about what kind of ...

From TARA PARKER-POPE, The New York Times,  26 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Vital Signs, Inc.,  Washington University in St. Louis

Benefits and Risks of Cancer Screening Are Not Always Clear, Experts Say

Most people believe that finding cancer early is a certain way to save lives. But the reality of cancer screening is far more complicated. Studies suggest that some patients are enduring aggressive treatments for cancers that could have gone undetected ...

From TARA PARKER-POPE, The New York Times,  21 Oct 2009
Related Topics: American Cancer Society,  National Institutes of Health,  American Medical Association

Well: Treating Dementia, but Overlooking Its Physical Toll

Dementia is often viewed as a disease of the mind, an illness that erases treasured memories but leaves the body intact. Share your thoughts on this column at the Well blog. But dementia is a physical illness, too a progressive, terminal disease that ...

From TARA PARKER-POPE, The New York Times,  19 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Harvard University

Well: Behind the ‘Wimpy Kid’ Phenomenon

This is a big week for the grade-school set. Greg Heffley, the crude and clueless protagonist of Jeff Kinney’s wildly popular book series, “Diary of a Wimpy Kid,” is back. Like the first three books in the series, “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days,” ...

From TARA PARKER-POPE, The New York Times,  12 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Amazon.com,  Dan Brown,  Glenn Beck,  Harry Potter,  Harvard Medical School

As Flu Vaccine Arrives for the Season, Some Questions and Answers

The first doses of vaccine for the H1N1 2009 influenza, commonly called swine flu, began arriving at hospitals and doctors’ offices this week. But fear and confusion about the vaccine are spreading almost as quickly as the virus itself. The earliest ...

From TARA PARKER-POPE, The New York Times,  9 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Bill Maher,  Twitter Inc,  Consumer Reports,  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,  Kathleen Sebelius

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