http://www.examiner.com/x-1302-Philadelphia-Health-Examiner?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Health-Examiner en-us Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:37:32 -0700 Sat, 21 Feb 2009 17:16:04 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-1302-Philadelphia-Health-Examiner~y2009m2d21-Osteopathic-physicians--docs-you-just-have-to-love?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Health-Examiner Dr. McAuley in his PCOM office (photo:  Thomas Hartmann)An old Preston Sturges comedy from before World War II has its hero somewhere on America’s northern west coast, willing to travel all the way to Los Angeles “to see his osteopat... Doctors Medical traditions Sat, 21 Feb 2009 17:16:04 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1302-Philadelphia-Health-Examiner~y2009m2d21-Osteopathic-physicians--docs-you-just-have-to-love?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Health-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1302-Philadelphia-Health-Examiner~y2009m2d18-Steps-towards-inner-peace?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Health-Examiner photo:  Thomas Hartmann Eckhart Tolle has made a big splash in the media recently, with his books and appearance on Oprah, talking about the “Power of Now”. But how exactly does one attain inner peace? Read his books or listen to h... Fighting disease Attitude Exercise Spiritual Health Aging Inner Peace Wed, 18 Feb 2009 12:14:26 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1302-Philadelphia-Health-Examiner~y2009m2d18-Steps-towards-inner-peace?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Health-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1302-Philadelphia-Health-Examiner~y2009m2d16-Familyowned-Ardmore-sneaker-outlet-has-rockbottom-prices?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Health-Examiner Photo: Associated Press It’s a hard fact the would put most salesmen out of work, but the best businesses advertise by word-of-mouth.John’s Sneaks is just such an enterprise, a family-run hole-in-the-wall shoe outlet in a suburb of w... Exercise City Secrets Mon, 16 Feb 2009 05:21:37 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1302-Philadelphia-Health-Examiner~y2009m2d16-Familyowned-Ardmore-sneaker-outlet-has-rockbottom-prices?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Health-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1302-Philadelphia-Health-Examiner~y2009m2d10-Prostate-cancer--Try-eating-fish?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Health-Examiner   Eating fish to remain healthy, particularly to avoid prostate cancer, is sinking into the American consciousness. Sources from former Philadelphian Andrew Weil to the British journal The Lancet recommend making fish -- particularly fatt... Diet Fighting disease City Secrets Tue, 10 Feb 2009 09:58:41 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1302-Philadelphia-Health-Examiner~y2009m2d10-Prostate-cancer--Try-eating-fish?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Health-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1302-Philadelphia-Health-Examiner~y2009m2d7-Secrets-to-a-happier-life?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Health-Examiner Imagine that someone had made a project of determining what octogenarians (people in their 80s) -- happy octogenarians -- had in common. Wouldn’t you like to know?That’s exactly what Harvard University researchers have done. In the book... Aging Sat, 07 Feb 2009 07:38:16 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1302-Philadelphia-Health-Examiner~y2009m2d7-Secrets-to-a-happier-life?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Health-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1302-Philadelphia-Health-Examiner~y2009m2d6-Practical-ways-to-find-inner-peace?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Health-Examiner   So your family doctor told you on your last visit that you were under too much stress. Maybe you didn’t need a doctor to tell you that -- you just feel that there is too little time and too much to do. Some people thrive on stress, but... Fighting disease Spiritual Health Relaxation Fri, 06 Feb 2009 05:27:13 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1302-Philadelphia-Health-Examiner~y2009m2d6-Practical-ways-to-find-inner-peace?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Health-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1302-Philadelphia-Health-Examiner~y2009m2d2-Building-healthy-habits-for-a-lifetime?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Health-Examiner eMaintaining healthy weight requires forming lifetime habits, of which healthy eating is just one. But life has a way of throwing a few literal curve balls at anyone trying to maintain a healthy weight.Among the top offenders are pregnancy and middle... Diet Fighting disease Depression Exercise Home Health Care Mon, 02 Feb 2009 14:47:20 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1302-Philadelphia-Health-Examiner~y2009m2d2-Building-healthy-habits-for-a-lifetime?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Health-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1302-Philadelphia-Health-Examiner~y2009m1d30-The-importance-of-the-time-off-for-physical-health?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Health-Examiner photo:  Greenwichmeantine.comThe world, as the Bible would have us believe, was not created in seven days – it was created in six, and on the seventh day God took a rest. Anyone who has ever tried to work seven days a week, be they a stude... Exercise Spiritual Health Relaxation Fri, 30 Jan 2009 03:15:01 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1302-Philadelphia-Health-Examiner~y2009m1d30-The-importance-of-the-time-off-for-physical-health?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Health-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1302-Philadelphia-Health-Examiner~y2009m1d29-The-remarkable-healing-effect-of-humbly-waiting-in-silence?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Health-Examiner photo:  Martin Luther King gallery17This article continues yesterday’s story of Dr. Martin Luther King’s remarkable spiritual transformation at his kitchen table after receiving a middle-of-the-night bomb threat on his house.Having g... Martin Luther King Spiritual Health Thu, 29 Jan 2009 03:08:07 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1302-Philadelphia-Health-Examiner~y2009m1d29-The-remarkable-healing-effect-of-humbly-waiting-in-silence?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Health-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1302-Philadelphia-Health-Examiner~y2009m1d28-Transformations-in-spiritual-health-through-trials?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Health-Examiner photo:mylifeofcrime.wordpress.comPresident Obama could not have been elected without the civil rights movement of the 1960s. The Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott, led by Dr. Martin Luther King, was the pivotal moment of this historic shift in American... Obama Martin Luther King Spiritual Health Wed, 28 Jan 2009 01:51:09 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1302-Philadelphia-Health-Examiner~y2009m1d28-Transformations-in-spiritual-health-through-trials?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Health-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1302-Philadelphia-Health-Examiner~y2009m1d23-You-may-hate-the-doctors-office-but-physical-therapy?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Health-Examiner photo:  sfsu.eduOK, so you dread doctor’s visits. That’s natural. Nobody wants to be treated the way a mechanic treats a car, even if in the end your body works better.While the most highly developed specialties in American medicine ... Doctors Exercise Physical therapy Fri, 23 Jan 2009 17:43:17 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1302-Philadelphia-Health-Examiner~y2009m1d23-You-may-hate-the-doctors-office-but-physical-therapy?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Health-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1302-Philadelphia-Health-Examiner~y2009m1d21-Exercise-and-may-the-force-be-with-you?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Health-Examiner Insert photo caption or credit hereThe ancient Rishis of India knew about life-energy 6000 years ago. They called it Prana, and developed yoga to enhance it for the purpose of spiritual realization. We Westerners, picking it up from India in the foot... Exercise Home Health Care Wed, 21 Jan 2009 13:22:02 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1302-Philadelphia-Health-Examiner~y2009m1d21-Exercise-and-may-the-force-be-with-you?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Health-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1302-Philadelphia-Health-Examiner~y2009m1d19-How-to-make-exercise-fun-to-do?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Health-Examiner photo:  homemaker88.wordpress.comWe have all been told by our doctors to exercise. Diet, exercise, and mindset have been scientifically proven to be keys to a longer and happier existence. But let’s face it – the fitness club is a wa... Fighting disease Attitude Sleep Depression Exercise Home Health Care Mon, 19 Jan 2009 15:09:20 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1302-Philadelphia-Health-Examiner~y2009m1d19-How-to-make-exercise-fun-to-do?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Health-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1302-Philadelphia-Health-Examiner~y2009m1d16-Will-America-ever-see-universal-health-care?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Health-Examiner photo:  blogs.rep-am.comNext week President-elect Obama steps into a mighty conflict of demands on the country’s resources: a $10 trillion national debt, war in the Middle East, to say nothing of the recession.In this tumult, what pri... Health Economics Health Insurance Universal Health Care Obama Fri, 16 Jan 2009 14:49:27 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1302-Philadelphia-Health-Examiner~y2009m1d16-Will-America-ever-see-universal-health-care?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Health-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1302-Philadelphia-Health-Examiner~y2009m1d14-Depression--how-to-overcome-a-killer-disease?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Health-Examiner photo:  Goldbamboo.comDo you tend to look on the bright side of life or the dark side?  A study published in the May-June 2002 issue of the journal Psychosomatic Medicine showed that optimistic men had a risk of heart disease less than half... Fighting disease Attitude Depression Wed, 14 Jan 2009 08:39:26 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1302-Philadelphia-Health-Examiner~y2009m1d14-Depression--how-to-overcome-a-killer-disease?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Health-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1302-Philadelphia-Health-Examiner~y2009m1d12-The-Cure-for-the-Common-Cold?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Health-Examiner photo:youthblog.orgIt’s wintertime. Time to bundle up with hats, gloves, and scarves, and try to prevent that certain tickle in the throat or that distinct stiffness in the shoulders which signals an oncoming week of misery.What if you’ve... Medical traditions Fighting disease Acupuncture Ayurveda Mon, 12 Jan 2009 08:15:43 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1302-Philadelphia-Health-Examiner~y2009m1d12-The-Cure-for-the-Common-Cold?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Health-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1302-Philadelphia-Health-Examiner~y2009m1d8-Dealing-with-the-anxiety-of-not-smoking?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Health-Examiner photo:  athletic-scholarhships.netWas your New Year’s resolution to quit smoking cigarettes? Whether it was out of concern for your health, or because of a loved one’s concern for you, the decision to stop smoking itself causes anxie... Quitting smoking New Year New You Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:37:09 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1302-Philadelphia-Health-Examiner~y2009m1d8-Dealing-with-the-anxiety-of-not-smoking?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Health-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1302-Philadelphia-Health-Examiner~y2009m1d1-Mind-and-word-in-health?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Health-Examiner American mendicant Peace PilgrimThe vast majority of the nation’s health discussion focuses on the importance of diet, exercise, and lifestyle habits, like not smoking cigarettes, moderating alcohol intake, exercising regularly, and keeping sli... Fighting disease Attitude Spiritual Health Thu, 01 Jan 2009 15:24:03 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1302-Philadelphia-Health-Examiner~y2009m1d1-Mind-and-word-in-health?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Health-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1302-Philadelphia-Health-Examiner~y2008m12d31-Nonaddictive-sleep-aids?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Health-Examiner photo: www.bachflowerpets.comThe National Sleep Foundation found in a recent survey that about half of working Americans suffer from some form of insomnia that interferes with their job. This huge national concern imposes not only on workplace perfor... Home Health Care Wed, 31 Dec 2008 04:03:48 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1302-Philadelphia-Health-Examiner~y2008m12d31-Nonaddictive-sleep-aids?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Health-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1302-Philadelphia-Health-Examiner~y2008m12d22-Autism--Blindness--Cancer--Treat-incurable-illness-by-assembling-your-medical-team?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Health-Examiner Todd Bezilla, D.O. in front of his shingle  Are you or is someone you love faced with the horror of a serious illness, like autism or blindness? Do you feel like the options being proposed by your doctor just do not meet your needs? In thi... Doctors Medical traditions Fighting disease Mon, 22 Dec 2008 04:57:43 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1302-Philadelphia-Health-Examiner~y2008m12d22-Autism--Blindness--Cancer--Treat-incurable-illness-by-assembling-your-medical-team?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Health-Examiner