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As much as Dr. Sean Haslam loves performing surgery, he certainly wouldn’t object if people would take good enough care of themselves to avoid – or at least postpone – it. “Anytime we can get something to help patients without surgery,” says the orthopedic surgeon, “it’s...

Winter weather is upon us and for many that means cold season. The average adult will suffer through 2-4 colds a year (1). The seemingly unavoidable onslaught of coughing, sniffling, sneezing, and achiness of the common cold means we are looking for anything that will end...

“Doc, my back hurts.” This phrase is heard every day in doctor’s offices all over America. In fact, according to a recent Mayo Clinicstudy, back pain is the third most common reason people visit a doctor. (Skin disorders and joint problems, by the way, are Nos. 1 and 2.) For...

Many living with the illness that tormented Tara Rosas would keep the details to themselves. But not Rosas. The 34-year-old Antioch native not only speaks openly about her six-year battle with Crohn’s disease but even manages to find some levity in it now that she’s found a...

A lot has changed for humans since the Stone Age. Agriculture has changed the way we eat; the Industrial Revolution has changed the way people live; and the technological revolution and advent of the computer has now changed the way humans use their minds. But amid...