The leading cause of disability and death in the United States is chronic disease. Heart disease and diabetes lead the list. About 133 million Americans live with at least one chronic disease and more than one in 10 have three or more. Your humble author is well acquainted with these numbers in so far as 18 months ago I received a new lease on life, a liver in an 8-hour transplant surgery. The costs are staggering. Chronic disease accounts for 75 percent of the more than $2 trillion spent on health care each year. Coronary heart disease alone, which afflicts 16.8 million Americans, costs some $165 billion a year. ...more

December 27, 2009

The leading cause of disability and death in the United States is chronic disease. Heart disease and diabetes lead the list. ...more

December 27, 2009

Living Healthy is a Chronic Disease Self-Management Program which will be offered at the CARES Rao Musunuru, M.D. Enrichment Center, 12417 Clock Tower Parkway commencing at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 5. ...more

December 10, 2009

Healthcare expert Jim Miller gave tips on saving money on healthcare. ...more

June 15, 2009

We're a culture obsessed with buff midsections, so it's no surprise there are plenty of diets targeting a flat belly. ...more

January 10, 2009

How to tweak your grocery buying habits for better health. ...more

November 6, 2008

The state of the economy is the uppermost concern of all Americans. ...more

October 6, 2008

My wife of 33 years reminds me almost on a daily basis of all the things I do not do. I am not referring to the responsibilities involving housework, shopping, temple visits or social life. I'm talking about her advice about my health: how I do not drink enough water, how I do not take enough antioxidants, how I find excuses not to go to yoga classes, how I do not eat enough organic stuff, etc. Never mind that I went through rigorous medical training for 13 years and have been practicing medicine for another 27 years and have received national awards for preaching prevention. She has all the answers for all my problems - tiredness, aches and pains, allergies and losing hair. I can imagine the pressures other people must be under from friends, families, claims and commercials to lead a "natural, safe and organic life." ...more

October 5, 2008

"Family, fitness and fun" is the focus of an event scheduled 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at The Hardy Trail in Dade City. STEPtember, part of a national project hosted by America On the Move, encourages fitness walking as a means to achieve optimum health. ...more

September 11, 2008

Sometimes dreams do come true - at least for an 8-year-old girl in South Shore. ...more

August 20, 2008