Does Ginkgo Biloba Cause Cancer?
As someone whose father began to show the first signs of Alzheimer’s in his 60s, I have spent hours desperately scouring research and interviewing doctors about what might help me prevent cognitive...
View ArticleHoneybees are Disappearing: But Do You Know Why & What It Means to You?
By now, you’ve probably heard about the disappearing bees. In recent years, the bee population has been rapidly dwindling due to a combination of habitat loss, infestation with an invasive species...
View ArticleSome Good News Finally on Alzheimer’s
When it comes to Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, good news is hard to come by. So I couldn’t help but feel a glimmer of optimism as I read that rates of the ruthless, memory-robbing conditions are...
View ArticleThink You’re Too Young for a Stroke? Think Again
If you’re under 65 and — like most Coloradans — lead a fairly healthy lifestyle, chances are your eyes will glaze over after you read these next five words: It’s National Stroke Awareness Month....
View ArticleFor Healthcare Consumers, Ignorance Is No Longer Bliss
Like nerdy number-crunching health journalists across America, I spent much of Wednesday poring over newly released government figures revealing – for the first time ever – the colossal disparities...
View ArticleNew Report on Sunscreen May Make Sun Lovers Think Twice
These are confusing times for sun lovers like me. As a teen of the 80s, I can still remember slathering on the Hawaiian Tropic oil and comparing tan lines on the beach as Pat Benatar blared on the boom...
View ArticleOn Canned Beans, Craft Supplies, and Reproductive Rights
Should we care about the politics behind our favorite products? I’ve thought a lot about this lately, in the wake of surprising and disappointing news about one of my (formerly) favorite food...
View ArticleBad News for the Pepsi Generation
Can Coca-Cola kill you? Not exactly, but according to a new study by researchers at Harvard School of Public Health, it and other sugar-sweetened beverages are linked to 184,000 deaths globally each...
View ArticleMeasuring the Power of Music
Seated in the pews of a South Denver church Wednesday night — the angelic voices of 80 teen Honors Choir members rippling through the space around me — I suddenly felt the hair on my forearms raise,...
View ArticleDoes “BPA-Free” Really Mean Safer?
As food companies and water-bottle makers scramble to rid their products of the ubiquitous, potentially hormone-disrupting chemical bisphenol- A and slap on those 7 comforting letters, many in the...
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