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Radiation therapy targets arthritis swelling, pain

If the aches and pains of ongoing osteoarthritis are getting to be too much for you to bear, there may be a new way to find relief. More than 32 million Americans suffer from osteoarthritis, a degenerative joint disease caused by the gradual breakdown of cartilage. It can impact nearly any ...

Spice up your grilled leg of lamb with a baharat marinade recipe

Ihsan Gurdal, the owner of Formaggio Kitchen in Cambridge, Massachusetts (a specialty food shop and the first place I worked after college), grew up in Turkey. He introduced me, and probably many other American cooks, to baharat, a Turkish spice blend that's typically used as a seasoning for ...

Time-saving bites for busy families

When every afternoon feels like a race to the dinner table and weekends are a blur of activities, there's only one way to keep loved ones from getting "hangry": easy, delicious appetizers and snacks. Keeping a few must-have ingredients in the pantry can help you avoid those dreaded moments ...

Flavor meets function: Balancing time, taste and nutrition

In those precious few minutes between waking up and heading out the door or arriving home from school pickup, the pantry is a common destination for a grab-and-go lunch or afternoon snack. With snackers increasingly mindful about what they put in their bodies, you're not alone if you're ...

Baby potatoes bring more than a little flavor

As the weather breaks and spring brings increased opportunities for families to get outside, activities, adventures and jam-packed calendars abound. All those special moments spent at the park, the sports field or in the backyard may leave lasting memories, but they can also leave you feeling ...

Doctors want more women lifting weights

During her first year of college, Elisabeth Bradley was inspired to try weightlifting after she followed a woman tracking her fitness transformation on social media, one barbell at a time. Then, Bradley found herself to be the only woman in the weight room at San Diego State University. "I ...