Life Signs Archive

UCLA experts weigh in on health issues.

More Perfect Unions

Need to work on your relationship or make a great one better? The co-directors of UCLA's Relationship Institute dish out 10 tips.
Oct 1, 2009

Weight Watching

Summer BBQs and picnics mean opportunities for feasting. A UCLA obesity doctor offers tips for celebrating without overeating.
Jul 1, 2009

Vital Facts About Vitamins

Find out what you're really getting when you take those vitamin supplements.
Apr 1, 2009

Pay Attention

Myth-busting ADHD: Dr. James McGough, Director of the UCLA ADHD Clinic, says there are genetic and physical brain differences in people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, medication can help, and no one "catches" ADHD from bad parenting.
Jan 1, 2009

Preschool: The New Depression Era

It's hard to even accept the idea that a toddler could suffer from a mood disorder, let alone know how to recognize and treat it. Yet as many as 3 percent of all U.S. kids are clinically depressed.
Oct 1, 2008

The Parent Trap

In millions of U.S. homes, middle-aged moms and dads bear a double burden: tending to an aging parent while still rearing their own kids.
Jul 1, 2008

Deadly Diets: The Warning Signs of Eating Disorders

If caught early, eating disorders can be treated. Here are six tips to help you identify if someone you love is at risk.
Apr 1, 2008

Navigating the ER

We all dread going to the Emergency Department. The waiting. The worrying. But UCLA Emergency Medicine Center's chief resident Dr. Adam Landman and senior resident Dr. Andrew Seefeld say a little patient knowledge can make those trips less stressful. Here are five tips to getting help when you need it the most.
Jan 1, 2008

West Meets East

Oct 1, 2007

Sleepless in America

A good night's sleep: You want it. You need it. But if you're like most adults, you don't get anywhere near enough. Here are 10 tips from the UCLA Center for Sleep Research to help you avoid accumulating "sleep debt."
Jul 1, 2007

Don't Play Hurt

Don't play hurt. Don't be a weekend warrior. And please, take it slow. A Bruin expert offers tips for a safe and sane physical fitness program.
Apr 1, 2007

Physician, Hear Thyself

To help patients manage their medicines, physicians need to talk about the drugs they prescribe. Too often, they don't.
Jan 1, 2007

Spit Test

"Salivary diagnostics" has proven itself in early detection of oral cancer. But that may be just the beginning — the breakthrough may also produce quick and painless tests for breast and pancreatic cancers, type 2 diabetes and Alzheimer's.
Oct 1, 2006

You Must Remember This

Exercise your brain. Gary Small, director of UCLA's Center on Aging, tells you why and how.
Jul 1, 2006

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