Tanning Bed Truths - May, 2005
Craving a sun-kissed look, but concerned about the safety of commercial tanning beds? Don't trust the salon owner to give you the facts, a new Consumer Reports investigation concludes. Among the 296 tanning facilities polled, one-third...
Tune Out Arthritis - December, 2004
If you're one of the 40 million Americans with arthritis, 20 minutes spent listening to music can help reduce the pain, according to a study published in the Journal of Advanced Nursing. Researchers put 66 patients in two groups...
Do You Inflate Your Gym Time - November, 2004
While everyone tends to overestimate how much they exercise, women who are overweight do so nearly twice as much as normal weight women, according to a new study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. "The amount of over-estimation seems to be...
What's New in Laser Eye Surgery - November, 2004
You've heard the stories: people have laser eye surgery and can see perfectly for the first time in years. In fact, the number of these procedures has increased 500 percent since 1997, as recent upgrades in technology have opened...
Kitchen Germ Killers - October, 2004
A recent study from Utah State University found that even the most germ-conscious cooks violate the basic rules of kitchen hygiene; failing to wash hands and leaving meat juices on cutting boards. So products such as...
Giving Energy to Get Energy - May, 2004
Nearly nine years ago, just as 31-year-old Catherine Kerr was embarking on the career she'd been working toward for years - teaching history at Harvard - a routine blood test brought news that stunned her. Doctors told her...
Fortified Reaction - November, 2003
If you can't kick that infection, even with a prescription, your diet could be to blame: A study in the Journal of Clinical Pharmacology that taking the antibiotic lexofloxacin with calcium-fortified orange juice reduced blood levels of the drug by about...
Buzz Off! Don't Let Bugs Get the Better of You This Summer - June, 2003
You may not have invited the mosquitoes, flies or ticks (or obnoxious Uncle Al, for that matter), to your barbeque, but they showed up anyway. To help you deal with unwanted guests this summer, SELF consulted a panel of experts to get the top tips...