Weighing the Pros and Cons of Statins Statins are often given to healthy people to prevent a potentially devastating problem, so some patients object to taking them. Read More…

A Guide to Sustainable Eating Have you considered the effects of what you eat on the planet, and made changes that will protect not only the Earth but also your health and the well-being of generations to come? Read More…

Public Records: Personal Information on New York City Voters Is Now Available for All to See The city’s Board of Elections posted its voting rolls to its website, allowing anyone to access people’s home addresses and party affiliation. Read More…

Taking Steps to Maximize Privacy While Covering the Lack of It Jennifer Valentino-DeVries, an investigative reporter who has delved into issues of online privacy, is “under no illusions” that protecting our digital selves is fully possible. Read More…

Cruise Lines Use Technology to Add the Personal Touch The companies are adding apps to speed boarding and wearable medallions that serve as passenger IDs, charge cards and location beacons. Read More…

Hearing Loss Threatens Mind, Life and Limb Poor hearing is not just an annoying inconvenience. Read More…

How to Increase Your Chances of Having a Long, Healthy Life The big factors in life expectancy: whether people smoke, what and how much they eat, and whether they abuse alcohol or drugs. Read More…

Sliding Backward on Tech? There Are Benefits Pamela Paul, editor of The New York Times Book Review, decided to downgrade her tech two years ago. It has worked out, with paper and DVDs instead of the latest apps and gizmos. Read More…

Using Tai Chi to Build Strength Tai chi moves can be easily learned and executed by people of all ages and states of health, even elderly people in wheelchairs. Read More…

Thasunda Brown Duckett of Chase: ‘People Need to Know Who You Are’ With a passion for increasing financial literacy and a gift for establishing personal relationships, Ms. Duckett has had a meteoric rise through corporate America. Read More…