Brian Jungen
Brian Jungen writes about health and wellness for publications like WebMD, AARP, Shape, Woman’s Day, Arthritis Today and Costco Connection among others. He graduated from Capella University in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The Best Chili Recipe For Athletes
Chili is one of those great one-pot wonders that taste as great the day you make it as it does as tomorrow’s leftovers. With...
5 Uncommon Tips To Beat A Cold Or The Flu
It’s that time of year again: Time for sore throats, sniffles and shivers.We recently spoke with Dr. Woodson Merrell, M.D., Executive Director of the...
Big Study Suggests Steep Drop in Needless Heart Procedures
Fewer heart patients are getting inappropriate angioplasties, a new study suggests.The analysis showed overuse of the common procedure to open clogged heart arteries has...
Competing Bacteria in Gut Maintain Health – Study
Competition between different bacteria species in the gut is what keeps humans healthy, a study has suggested.
The research, published in the journal Science, uses...
8 Foods That Aren’t As Healthy As They Seem
Whether you’re trying to lose weight, training for an endurance event or just want to live a healthy lifestyle, tracking what you eat is...
Stereotyping Makes Life Harder For Young Female Surgeons
Women in surgical training programs who feel that those around them endorse negative stereotypes about female doctors have poorer psychological health than others who...
Most Tobacco-Using Teens Start With Flavored Products
A survey of teen smokers has added more evidence that flavored tobacco products are particularly attractive to people younger than the legal smoking age.
Cigarettes...
How To Help Someone Who is Addicted To Drugs
Former NBA player Lamar Odom has emerged from a coma after being found unconscious in a Nevada brothel, allegedly after several days of using...
Heart Disease Gene ‘Found in Women’
Scientists have identified a gene that puts women at higher risk of heart disease, an early study suggests.The work showed that women who had...
Landmark Huntington’s Trial Starts
The first drug that can potentially correct the underlying defect that causes Huntington's disease has been taken by patients in a clinical trial.
Doctors at...