New Tech & Treatments

Medicine takes a cue from retail with more customer focus

Entrepreneurs are leading medicine down a new path that will see doctors connecting with customers much like a retailer would. Massage Envy chain founder John Leonesio is at it again, according to The Arizona Republic. The serial entrepreneur wasn't happy with just taking massage from a snooty, snobby thing and ...

• 3:13 p.m. Tuesday, April 24, 2012
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Early prostate cancer diagnosis affords time to weigh treatment options

With the news of Warren Buffett's prostate cancer announcement, I want to take the opportunity to give you an update on my prostate cancer and how I'm handling it. Prostate cancer is likely the second most-diagnosed cancer after skin cancer. Catching it early means that you'll often have no decrease ...

• 1:03 p.m. Wednesday, April 18, 2012
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Website ID's sites with worst privacy policies

Certain websites you visit daily are lax about keeping your personal info private. A new site identifies the worst culprits.

• 12:00 a.m. Monday, March 12, 2012

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Smartphone app compares prescription deals

When you get a prescription, you can use the power of a smartphone to figure out where to find the cheapest deals.

• 12:00 a.m. Friday, Feb. 17, 2012
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Maximize your brain power with these 5 changes

Aging does not have to mean that your brain functioning deteriorates as the years roll on. Clark shares the 5 keys to maintaining optimal brain function as you get older.

• 12:00 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012
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Clark Howard Gets His 2011 Flu Shot

Clark Howard wants you to consider getting a flu shot this year. Here is Clark receiving his... (Clark shot this on his 3D phone, which explains the double image! Break out your 3D glasses.)

• 3:09 p.m. Monday, Oct. 17, 2011

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Is that head cold really all in your head?

Do you have a head cold... or is it all in your head? New research could make you rethink the role that cold remedies play in getting you better.

• 12:00 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 11, 2011

Clark gives an update on his prostate cancer

I've been asked by so many people about my prostate cancer that I want to give an update. For those who don't know, I was initially diagnosed at 53 with early stage prostate cancer. Now I'm 56 and I'm happy to report that a recent analysis of 12 samples taken ...

• 1:03 p.m. Monday, July 25, 2011
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Targeted therapies will change how we receive medication

We are on the cusp of exciting developments in how illnesses are treated. Months ago, I talked about something that generated a lot of feedback from callers: Administering medications topically with a patch to deliver them more closely to where the problem is on the body. The Boston Globe now ...

• 2:28 p.m. Tuesday, June 7, 2011
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Health Risks of Popular Pain Relievers

Feeling a little under the weather? Beware that one popular pain reliever could pose serious danger to you -- even possible liver failure -- if it's misused.

• 3:32 p.m. Monday, Feb. 14, 2011
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