Women lift weights to win lasting health,
and medals too

There is a steely, focused look in Marilyn Munkres’ brown eyes when she pumps iron. Asked what she thinks about when she lifts, she says she doesn’t. Think, that is. She tries not to concentrate on the proper grip or her sequence of moves, but instead clears her mind and lets her body take over.

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New back-pain therapy draws fans, skeptics

Aging is tough on our backs. Bone strength and muscle elasticity decrease. The discs in our spine lose fluid and flexibility, decreasing their ability to cushion the vertebrae. As a result, just about everybody ends up suffering from significant back pain. Americans spend at least $50 billion a year to treat lower-back pain.

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To quit smoking, perchance to dream

I was warned I might have weird dreams, but kissing dinosaurs, a morphing house, Wild West heroes holding me hostage? That was a little more than I expected when I started taking the new prescription smoking-cessation drug, Chantix.
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