Robin Tierney

Rude Rx: Civility can save your sanity

326 days ago - At the movies, a restless child’s sound effects compete with the fi lm’s. On the plane, the passenger behind you keeps kicking your seat ... while the one beside you talks your ear off. And how about that co-worker, friend or date who repeatedly interrupts your conversation by taking cell phone calls?

Happy feet!: Nia takes the work out of workout

354 days ago - Klutzes hoof it with dancers, jocks kick it with couch potatoes, therapists bliss out with wonks — welcome to Nia, an equal-opportunity mind-body fitness craze. Instructors and attendees alike claim it boosts mood, energy and health — regardless of size, age or athletic ability. Evidence abounds: Professional dancers and reformed couch potatoes rock the same floor space.

Science comes to the spa

386 days ago - Computerized spa treatments? Banish thoughts of robo-rubdowns and stress reduction by e-mail. This new high-tech therapy gives you a massage from the inside out.

Detox: Spring clean the body

388 days ago - How’s your body running? Sluggish? Erratic? Stalling out? It may be time to detox your biological operating system.

Amusing Americana: Little Rock mines humor from heritage

392 days ago - Coming from Washington, D.C., we didn’t expect to find the White House in Little Rock, Ark. But there it was.

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New deep vein thrombosis treatment uses radiology to break up blood clots

396 days ago - “Let’s forget this rest-in-bed stuff,” said Dr. Gerard O’Sullivan. Soon after treatment for deep vein thrombosis, he physically walks his patients down the corridor so they can prepare to leave the hospital.

Sad? Postpartum depression can affect new dads

410 days ago - Postpartum depression? It’s not just a mom thing.

Buff bakers’ secrets

421 days ago - Here’s a easy, tasty way to power up meals and snacks: substitute protein powder for empty calories.

Stone ritual: massage on the rocks

422 days ago - If the idea of rocks on skin rubs you the wrong way, Gene Pickett has a surprise for you.

Seafood device helps consumers make healthy, eco-smart choices

423 days ago - Mercury levels, overfishing, habitat destruction, bycatch. Such issues complicate shopping for fish and other seafood. But safer, more eco-responsible decision-making is now a phone call away.

Newsmakers and newsbreakers

437 days ago - “BASTARDS!”

Forget that grocery list again? Sleep more, improve memory

442 days ago - Have trouble remembering things? Get more sleep.

Fetal movement monitor catching on

450 days ago - Jennifer Lopez, Gwen Stefani and Nicole Kidman each own a kickTrak. But it’s no celebrity workout fad — it’s a portable fetal movement monitor.

Examiners: Robin Tierney