Archive of Related Articles

Here you will find the background articles we posted in recent months.

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January 2002

Altruism ("Doing Well by Doing Good"): here are resources—SeniorCorps*, Administration on Aging*, Helping.org*, Volunteermatch*, Habitat for Humanity*, Servenet.org*, Idealist.org*, and Elderhostel*.

Magnesium ("Nuts About Magnesium"): for more on this, see "An Eating Plan to Lower Blood Pressure—The DASH Diet" (May 1999).

Soft drinks ("Hard Facts About Soft Drinks"): for more on this, see "Aspartame Rumors" (April 1999).

Mental health ("Doing Well by Doing Good"): here are resources—The Knowledge Exchange Network*, National Mental Health Association*, National Mental Health Consumers Self-Help Clearinghouse*, American Psychiatric Association*, American Psychological Association*, National Association of Social Workers*, and American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy*.

Muscle cramps ("Don't Let Them Cramp Your Game"): for more on this, see "Staying a Step Ahead of Those Pesky Leg Cramps" (August 2000).

Sinusitis ("Clearing Up the Sinusitis Mystery"): for more on this, see "Ask the Experts" (December 2001) about humidity and colds.

February 2002

Alzheimer's disease ("Nutrition and Alzheimer's: How Strong Is the Link?"): for more on this, see "Memory Pills: Should You Forget About Them?" (October 2000).

Back pain & exercise ("Don't Back Away From Exercise"): for more on this, see "Low-Tech Options for Low-Back Pain" (June 1999) and "Ab-sense Makes the Back Grow Stronger" (September 2001) about sit-ups.

Cellulite ("The Skinny on Cellulite"): for more on this, see "Ask the Experts: Endermologie" (February 1999).

Eye health and diet ("Ask the Experts"): for more on this, see "The Sight-Saving Diet" (January 1999).

Broccoli ("Wellness Made Easy"): for more on this, see "As Good As It Gets" (January 2000).

Alpha-linolenic acid ("Wellness Made Easy"): for more on this, see "Remarkable Heart Benefits from Canola Oil" (May 1999).

Kidney stones ("Wellness Made Easy"): for more on this, see "Kidney Stones: Myths & Facts" (March 1998).

March 2002

Cholesterol drugs & antioxidants ("Cholesterol Drugs and Vitamins Add Up to a Surprise"): for more on this, see "Niacin: A Vitamin, But Also a Drug" (December 2000), "Should You Take a Cholesterol-Lowering Drug?" (February 2001), "New Advice for a Healthy Heart" (August 2001), and "Should You Take Vitamin C and E Supplements?" (June 2001).

Magnets & pain ("Bedtime Story"): for more on this, see "Should You Believe in Magnets?" (May 1999).

Mammograms ("The Gold Standard"): for more on this, see "Myths, Hopes, and Facts About Breast Cancer" (July 2001) and "Cancer: A Progress Report" (December 2001).

April 2002

DASH diet ("Fascinating Fact"): for more on this, see "An Eating Plan to Lower Blood Pressure" (May 1999).

Spices & Alzheimer's ("Does Turmeric Keep Your Brain Healthy?"): for more on this, see "Nutrition and Alzheimer's: How Strong Is the Link?" (February 2002).

Low-dose aspirin ("Speaking of Wellness"): for more on this, see "The 1¢ Wonder Drug" (May 1998).

Lycopene ("The Beauty of Tomatoes"): for more on this, see "Even Better Than Beta" (September 2001).

Head restraints ("Car Talk"): for more on this, see "Saving Your Neck" (January 1999).

Herbal interactions ("Wellness Made Easy"): for more on this, see "Worry Wort" (May 2000).

May 2002

Homocysteine ("Wellness Facts"): for more on this, see "Busy B's: Good for Your Heart?" (March 2001).

Alpha-linolenic acid ("Flax Facts"): for more on this, see "Remarkable Health Benefits From Canola Oil" (May 1999).

High-protein diets ("Protein: Striking a Balance"): for more on this, see "Eat Fat, Get Thin?" (April 2000) about the Atkins diet; "You Are Now Entering the (Twilight) Zone" (June 1998); and "Busting the ‘Sugar Busters'" (November 1998).

Emergency contraception ("The Truth About Condoms"): for more on this, go to ec.princeton.edu*

Memory supplements ("Forget About It"): for more on this, see "Memory Pills: Should You Forget About Them?" (October 2000) and "Is Fish Really Brain Food?" (October 2001).

Beta carotene ("Ask the Experts"): for more on this, see "Beta Carotene Pills: Might Help, Might Hurt" (March 2000).

Antibacterial soaps ("Wellness Made Easy"): for more on this, see "The #1 Infection Fighter" (March 2001).

June 2002

Hypertension ("How to Sidestep High Blood Pressure"): for more on this, see "The Ups and Downs of Hypertension" (May 1999).

St. John's wort ("Wellness Facts"): for more on this, see "Another Look at St. John's Wort and Depression" (August 2001).

Jaw pain ("Jaws, the Sequel"): for more on this, see "Bruxism: Avoiding the Nightly Grind" (March 2002).

MSG ("Food Additives: What You Need to Know"): for more on this, see "The Fifth Flavor" (April 2001).

Sugar substitutes ("Food Additives: What You Need to Know"): for more on this, see "How Sweet It Is" (September 2000).

Omega-3s ("Ask the Experts"): for more on this, see "Fishing for Omega-3s" (April 2001).

Colon cancer ("Best Bets for Preventing Colon Cancer"): for more on this, see "Detecting—and Even Preventing—Colon Cancer" (December, 2000).

Multivitamins ("Wellness Made Easy"): for more on this, see "Should You Take a Multivitamin? And Which One?" (July 1999).

July 2002

Bone-density tests ("New Advice About Bone-Density Tests"): for more on this, see "The Quest for Healthy Bones" (April 2001).

Statin drugs ("Wellness Facts"): for more on this, see "Should You Take a Cholesterol-Lowering Drug?" (February 2001).

Electromagnetic fields ("Wellness Facts"): for more on this, see "Bruxism: Avoiding the Nightly Grind" (March 2002).

Vitamin A ("New Advice About Vitamin A"): for more on this, see "Ask the Experts" (June 2001) and "How Vitamin A Is Measured."

Canned fish ("Fish: Can Do's"): for more on this, see "Nine Questions About America's #1 Fish" (December 2001).

Wine as fruit ("Ask the Experts"): for more on this, see "Building a Better Pyramid" (April 2001).

August 2002

Lycopene ("Should Women Like Lycopene, Too?"): for more on this, see "The Beauty of Tomatoes: Crushed, Diced, or Stewed" (April 2002).

Hair ("The Long and Short of It: Hair Myths and Facts"): for more on this, see "Hair-Dye Rumors Die Hard" (April 1999) and "Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow" about baldness cures (March 2001)

Prostate problems ("Living with BPH"): for more on this, see "The Prostate Herb" (May 1999) about saw palmetto.

Balance ("Balancing Acts"): for more on this, see "Balance, The Sixth Sense" (June 2000).

Ground beef ("Ask the Experts"): for more on this, see "When 80% Lean = 70% Fat" (May 2000).

Cactus ("Ask the Experts"): for more on this, see "A Cactus Blossoms on the Web" (February 2001)

September 2002

Pain relievers ("Back to Basics for Pain Relief"): for more on this, see "The 1¢ Wonder Drug" (May 1998).

Sex supplements ("Better Sex in a Bottle?"): for more on this, see "Hormone Homers?" (January 1999) about androstenedione, "The Herb With a Thousand Faces" about ginseng (July 2000), and "Will Testosterone Therapy Keep Men Young?"

Garlic ("Sniffing Out the Truth About Garlic"): for more on this, see "Cholesterol 2, Garlic 0" (September 1998).

Breast cancer screening ("Ask the Experts"): for more on this, see "Myths, Hopes, and Facts About Breast Cancer" (July 2001).

October 2002

Hormone replacement therapy ("Hormone Therapy: The Answers Are In"): for more on this, see "Healthy Hearts Without Hormone Therapy" (July 2000), "The Quest for Healthy Bones" (April 2001), and "Black Cohosh: Was Lydia E. Pinkham on to Something?" (February 2001).

Quit smoking ("Wellness Facts"): for more on this, see "Quitting for Good: Find What Works for You" (February 2001).

Poison ivy ("Ask the Experts"): for more on this, see "Rash Statements" (August 1997).

November 2002

Ginkgo ("Wellness Facts"): for more on this, see "Is Ginkgo Biloba a Memory Booster?" (January 1998).

Nuts ("Wellness Facts"): for more on this, see "Good Nut-rition" (April 1999).

Low-fat vs. high-fat diets ("Weighing in on the Diet Debate"): for more on this, see "Making the DASH" (June 2002) and "Stealth Fats: How Food Makers Hide Them From You" (April 2002) about trans fats.

Enzyme supplements ("What You Need to Know About Enzymes"): for more on this, see "Does Beano Prevent Gas?" (October 2002) and "Tolerating Lactose" (October 1997)

Vitamin absorption ("Ask the Experts"): for more on this, see "Do Your Vitamins Pass the Test?" (November 1998).

December 2002

Whole grains ("Wellness Facts"): for more on this, see "Take the Whole-Grain Test" (January 1999).

High-fat diets ("The Flintstone Diet"): for more on this, see "Eat Fat, Get Thin?" (April 2000) about the Atkins Diet.

Screening tests ("Full-Body Scans—Peace of Mind at a Price?"): for more on this, see "The Wellness Guide to Preventive Care" (November 2001) and "Can This Test Save 100,000 Lives a Year?" (July 2001) about lung cancer scans.

Yoga ("Ask the Experts"): for more on this, see "Yoga: From Ashram to Health Club" (July 2002).

Cooked & canned vegetables ("Wellness Made Easy"): for more on this, see "Ask the Experts" (July 1999) about carrots and tomatoes.