Listen up, doctors: Here’s how to talk to your patients

Patients need compassion and dignity, but too many doctors act like mechanics. Here's how we'd like them to behave

Some lifestyle choices may help ward off cancer

SAN FRANCISCO — When it comes to fighting cancer, the good news is that many kinds are subject to delay or avoidance by making smart life-style choices. Some of the behavioral tweaks recommended by a leading cancer doctor may surprise you. Of course, the formula for preventing cancer isn’t iron-clad, nor is it one size fits all. That’s according to Dr. David Agus, an oncologist, professor of ...

The medicine cabinet quiz

Most medicine cabinets contain a jumble of over-the-counter health products, but knowing what to use, when, can be confusing. Just because a medication is sold without a prescription doesn't mean it is harmless, and some old standbys can do more harm than good. Based on consultations with experts and reference materials, here is a deceptively easy quiz to test your home-remedy literacy.

10 surprising steps to staying cancer-free

SAN FRANCISCO — When it comes to fighting cancer, the good news is that many kinds are subject to delay or avoidance by making smart lifestyle choices. Some of the behavioral tweaks recommended by a leading cancer doctor may surprise you.

Michael Farber: Kovalchuk works his magic, gives Devils series lead

NEWARK, N.J. -- Ilya Kovalchuk did not accompany the New Jersey Devils to Philadelphia earlier this week, but that doesn't mean he didn't make a side trip to Lourdes when everybody was looking elsewhere. The restorative waters on the other side of the great un-Zamboni-ed pond are said to promote healing better than those of Upper New York Bay, which probably has more to do with public relations ...