Lymphedema Treatment: Red Wine in a Pill

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Red Wine Benefits in a Pill

The Wall Street Journal—Much has been touted about the health benefits of red wine—live longer, improve heart health, reduce disease risk—but what if you could get these benefits in a pill?

Eat Less Meat to Reduce Death Risk

MNT—Protein is an important part of a healthy diet—if it comes from plant sources like beans, seeds, and nuts. That steak? Not so much.

Our Cells: Taking Out the Trash

EurikAlert!—Learning more about how the human body gets rid of abnormal proteins may lead to a better understanding of neurological diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.

Health Concerns Facing Olympic Athletes

Berkeley Wellness—Sports medicine expert Cindy J. Chang, MD, served as head team physician for University of California, Berkeley's 27 athletic teams from 1995 to 2008. She was Chief Medical Officer for the USA delegation at the 2007 Parapan Am Games in Rio, the 2008 Summer Paralympic Games in Beijing, and most recently the 2012 Olympics in London. Here, she talks about how athletes at all levels can stay healthy while training and competing during the summer months.

Quick Screening Tests for Dementia

Health After 50—New developments in brain imaging represent major advances in Alzheimer's research and diagnosis. But some low-tech screening tests may offer quick, inexpensive snapshots of a person's cognitive health. Whether they are accurate enough to be used widely as dementia tests is debated, but they may be useful on an individual basis.