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5/24/2013 5:55 PM

Fruit growers, farm workers and a major retailer have started a program aimed at preventing the types of bacterial outbreaks that have sickened consumers who ate contaminated produce.

Well: Chia Smoothie Recipes for Health

5/24/2013 2:12 PM

Chia seeds aren’t just for terra cotta pets. Adding chia to a smoothie can make an energy-rich breakfast or give you a boost after a morning workout, writes Martha Rose Shulman.

Well: Mind: Depression and Stroke Risk

5/24/2013 10:21 AM

Being depressed is known to increase the risk for stroke. Now a new study suggests that the association is even stronger in younger women.

Doctor and Patient: Doctors Ill Prepared for Patients With Disabilities

5/24/2013 10:15 AM

Nearly 23 years after the Americans With Disabilities Act went into effect, patients with disabilities continue to receive inadequate medical care — and many cannot even get a doctor’s appointment.

Ask Well: White-Coat Hypertension

5/24/2013 8:00 AM

A reader asks whether white-coat hypertension — the tendency to develop high blood pressure at the sight of a doctor’s garb — is common and dangerous.

Well: What’s in Your Green Tea?

5/23/2013 1:49 PM

A new report from ConsumerLab.com shows that some bottled varieties of green tea appear to be little more than sugar water, while some green tea leaves are contaminated with lead.

Well: Mothers With Cancer

5/23/2013 1:24 PM

Children of mothers with cancer must learn this painful lesson early: the vulnerability of the figure on whom they have grounded their existence. With varying degrees of fearful awareness, such children intuit that the mother who comforts by murmuring “I am here” will not always be there.

Well: Aging: Fewer Elderly Deaths in Flu Pandemics

5/23/2013 8:07 AM

Age has its privileges, and a new study suggests that one of them may be immunity to some flu pandemics.

Well: Awareness: Heartburn Tied to Throat Cancer

5/23/2013 8:00 AM

Frequent heartburn increases the risk for throat cancer, a new study has found, and over-the-counter antacids may provide protection.

Phys Ed: Can Cholesterol Drugs Undo Exercise Benefits?

5/22/2013 8:45 AM

An important new study suggests that statins, the cholesterol-lowering medications that are the most prescribed drugs in the world, may block some of the fitness benefits of exercise, one of the surest ways to improve health.