Ask Well: Healing Plantar Fasciitis

Plantar fasciitis, or pain in the foot, especially near the heel or arch, is sadly familiar to many of us who run, walk, play basketball or tennis or otherwise are active. An irritation of the long, skinny rope of tissue that runs along the bottom of the foot, it’s one of the most frequent overuse injuries, especially as we age. Until recently, scientists believed that it was an inflammatory condition. But when they microscopically examined tissue...

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A Step-by-Step Executive Workout

Even the most health-conscious corporate executive sometimes struggles to balance professional and social commitments with a regular exercise regimen. The bottom line is this: The healthier you are, the more productive you will be; the fitter you become, the fewer work days you will miss, the less susceptible to stress you will be, and the better you will sleep. So how do you make time for a workout when you are at your desk before a foreign market...

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Quick Study: Using sunscreen may reduce risk of deadly skin cancer

THE QUESTION Can the most deadly form of skin cancer, melanoma, be prevented with sunscreen use? THIS STUDY randomly assigned 1,621 adults who lived in a sunny climate to use sunscreen daily or whenever they wanted to for at least four years. Daily users were to put sunscreen with a sun protection factor (SPF) of 16 on their head, neck, arms and hands every morning and reapply it after heavy sweating, bathing or spending a long time in the sun....

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