Well: Working Long Hours Tied to Diabetes Risk

Well: Working Long Hours Tied to Diabetes Risk By NICHOLAS BAKALAR Working long hours may increase the risk for Type 2 diabetes, a new review has found, but the risk is only apparent in workers of lower socioeconomic status.

Well: Celiac Disease, a Common, but Elusive, Diagnosis

Well: Celiac Disease, a Common, but Elusive, Diagnosis By JANE E. BRODY A main reason for a lag in the detection of celiac disease is the long and confusing list of signs and symptoms, some of which may be mild enough to be easily ignored or attributed to another condition.

Well: Ask Well: Weights Before Cardio?

Well: Ask Well: Weights Before Cardio? By GRETCHEN REYNOLDS The best available science indicates that the order of the exercises, or whether they should be combined in one workout, was immaterial.

Well: A Rising Tide of Contaminants

Well: A Rising Tide of Contaminants By DEBORAH BLUM New chemicals are turning up everywhere in the environment, and the health risks are mostly unknown.

Well: Exercise and the Bounce Factor

Well: Exercise and the Bounce Factor By CAREN CHESLER Large breasts present a challenge in all kinds of sports.

Well: My Father’s A.L.S.

Well: My Father’s A.L.S. By RONI CARYN RABIN My mother and I were out running errands one afternoon when she pulled the car over and told me the truth. It sounded like something from a horror movie.

Well: A Doctor, a Rabbi and a Chicken

Well: A Doctor, a Rabbi and a Chicken By DENNIS ROSEN, M.D. Of course it was fine to have a rabbi visit the hospital, I told my patient’s son. It was only as they were about to enter the room that I noticed that the rabbi was carrying a white chicken in his arms.