Though it's probably not exactly true that the Egyptians have 50 words for sand and the Inuit have 100 words for snow, people do usually have a bunch of words for the things that matter to them. Think now how many words you know to describe pain: throbbing, stabbing, [...]
Think about the wealthiest people you know. They have all the money they need to meet their needs and wants today and to have a future without worry. If this describes you, congratulations! If not, we can enjoy the little daydream together. But here's a question for you: Do [...]
It’s fall, the kids are back in school, and for some it will be time to get their scoliosis screening. You likely know that scoliosis is a kind of spinal deformity, and you may even know a kid who wears a brace because of it. But you may wonder, [...]
Other than cranking up the air conditioner, there is not much you can do to fully escape the Texas heat. On top of that, temperature controlled rooms tend to dry out the air and the naked heat outside makes us sweat. Either way, many of us are likely to [...]
Chances are you have taken an NSAID (\'en-ˌsed \ ), even if you don’t know what that acronym means. NSAIDs, short for non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, are one of the most commonly prescribed medications for pain and inflammation. NSAIDs are available by prescription and over the counter (OTC), and nearly 96 [...]
If you live in Texas, you probably know a little something about football; you’ve played it, your kids play it, or, at the very least, you’ve put on a Cowboys jersey and yelled at the TV about it. This also means you’re probably familiar with the risk of concussion [...]
Because Ben & Jerry’s Chunky Monkey tastes like banana, we can count it as a fruit, right? Well, no, but that doesn’t mean you can’t ever eat it. Fatty treats aren’t bad, per se, if you eat them in moderation. But there is one food ingredient that you have [...]
Flowers are not the only thing to benefit from the coming of spring; April showers set the stage for mosquito season. As the weather warms up, mosquitos are born in the standing water inside old tires, flower pot saucers, and anything else that can hold as little as a [...]
Once we pass a certain age, we stop laughing off little instances of “misremembering” and start to wonder what they mean. “What if it’s the beginning of dementia?” we ask ourselves. It’s a universal concern. To add to our concerns, there aren’t any very good treatments for dementia. The [...]
For most of us born before about 1990, a case of chickenpox was a childhood right of passage. Every so often, the virus would make its way through schools and daycares. Newly exposed children would spend a terribly itchy week missing class while moms scolded them to stop scratching. [...]
