My Writing Portfolio

As a health and science journalist, I cover health, science, medicine, yoga and other topics for online and print publications. Below is a partial list of bylined articles arranged by date.

Writing Portfolio

2013 Health & Science Writing

12/27/2013 – Healthline – 6 Top Fitness Trends for 2014

12/24/2013 – Healthline – Why Aren’t More Drug Treatment Centers Screening for HIV and Hep C?

12/19/2013 – Healthline – 3 Groups Who Really Can Benefit from Vitamin Supplements

12/17/2013 – Healthline – Newly Discovered ‘Teen Gene’ May Help Doctors Combat Mental Illness

12/12/2013 – Healthline – How Seniors Can Live Independently for Longer

12/5/2013 – Healthline – Fruity and Minty Scents Help Repel and Capture Mosquitoes

12/5/2013 – Healthline – 10 Top Medical and Technological Innovations of 2013

11/18/2013 – Healthline –Researchers Develop Better Method for Calculating ‘Bad’ Cholesterol

11/18/2013 – Healthline – 4 Ways to Fuel Your Body Like a Pro Athlete

11/14/2013 – Healthline – New Guideline for Cholesterol Treatment Could Alter Who Takes Statins

11/13/2013 – Healthline – Four Food Choices That Greatly Increase Your Diabetes Risk

11/11/2013 – Healthline – Study: ‘Healthy Obese’ Still at Increased Risk of Heart Attack

11/5/2013 – Healthline – Exposure to Long-Banned Pesticides Linked to Endometriosis

10/30/2013 – Healthline – New Drug Candidate Targets Both Diabetes and Obesity

10/28/2013 – Healthline – Detecting Lung Cancer with Just a Cough

10/28/2013 – Men’s Fitness – Waiting Too Long After Your Warmup Hurts Performance

10/22/2013 – Healthline – Flu Shot May Decrease Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke | Fox News

10/20/2013 – Healthline – Large-Scale Editing of Genetic Code Now Possible

10/15/2013 – Healthline – Smartphone Device Tricks Your Mouth into Tasting Something Delicious

10/14/2013 – Men’s Fitness – Catching up on Sleep May Not Work

10/10/2013 – Healthline – Mammals, Too, Make Virus-Killing Proteins Naturally

10/9/2013 – Men’s Fitness – Improve Your Performance By Focusing on the Ball, Not Yourself

10/7/2013 – Healthline – Blocking Nerve Cells Could Provide Eczema Itch Relief

10/4/2013 – Men’s Fitness – To Change Someone’s Mind, Avoid Eye Contact

10/4/2013 – Men’s Fitness – Love Hormone Could Make You Less Awkward

10/2/2013 – Men’s Fitness – Exercise May Work as Well as Drugs for Common Diseases

10/2/2013 – Men’s Fitness – Too Much or Too Little Sleep Linked With Chronic Diseases

10/1/2013 – Men’s Fitness – Gluten Free: Is Wheat Toxic?

10/1/2013 – The Health Journal – Baring It All: Guide to Minimalist Running Shoes

10/1/2013 – The Health Journal – Lose the Weight, Not the Muscle

9/30/2013 – Men’s Fitness – Exercise Good for People with Asthma

9/30/2013 – Healthline – 500,000 Risky Prescriptions for Seniors Go Unreported

9/27/2013 – Men’s Fitness – Can Acupuncture Relieve Depression?

9/25/2013 – Men’s Fitness – Cheating Men: Weak-Willed or Equipped with a Strong Sex Drive?

9/25/2013 – Healthline – Swedish Study Finds No Link Between Celiac Disease and Autism

9/23/2013 – Healthline – Two-Foot Blood Clot Vacuumed From California Man’s Heart

9/19/2013 – Healthline – New Device Offers Less Invasive Treatment for Enlarged Prostate

9/16/2013 – Healthline – Drop in Teen Binge Drinking, But ‘Extreme’ Drinking Level Holds Steady

9/12/2013 – Healthline – New Wireless Technology Senses When Seniors Fall at Home

9/9/2013 – Healthline – Testosterone and Fatherhood: Do ‘Manlier’ Men Make Worse Dads?

9/5/2013 – Healthline – C-Shaped Tube Is Easy Alternative to Gastric Bypass Surgery

9/1/2013 – The Health Journal – Tattoo Safety: Something to Ink About | Print (pdf)

8/30/2013 – Healthline – Poverty Drains Brain Power Needed to Navigate Life

8/29/2013 – Healthline – Cancer-Causing Chemical Found in 98 Shampoos and Soaps

8/27/2013 – Healthline – Study Suggests “Universal Exposure” to BPA in the Womb

8/23/2013 – Healthline – Gel with Silver Nanoparticles Disinfects Water with Just One Squeeze

8/21/2013 – Healthline – Antipsychotic Drugs May Increase Diabetes Risk in Children

8/1/2013 – The Health Journal – Sex Without the Little Blue Pill | Print (pdf)

7/11/2013 – Men’s Fitness – How Sleep Enhances a Heart-Healthy Lifestyle

7/1/2013 – Men’s Fitness – Can Calcium Supplements Protect Against Exercise-Related Bone Loss?

6/20/2013 – Men’s Fitness – Study: Short Yoga Sessions Boost Brain Power

6/1/2013 – The Health Journal – Checking In: Do Men Need an Annual Doctor’s Exam? | Print (pdf)

5/30/2013 – Men’s Fitness – Can Mindless Behaviors Help You Stay Fit?

5/16/2013 – Men’s Fitness – Training Q&A: How Do I Bounce Back From a Sports Hernia?

5/1/2013 – Men’s Fitness – The Best Yoga Poses for Bikers

4/22/2013 – Men’s Fitness – Pain Meds May Cause Serious Side Effects on Race Day

4/15/2013 – Men’s Fitness – Top 10 Yoga Poses for Men

3/20/2013 – Greater Good – Stressed Out? Try Helping Out

3/19/2013 – Men’s Fitness – New Study: Do Energy Drinks Affect Your Heart Health?

3/8/2013 – Men’s Fitness – Will Daylight Savings Time Mess With Your Head?

3/6/2013 – Men’s Fitness – New Study: Short Bouts of Exercise Boost Self-Control

3/4/2013 – Men’s Fitness – New Study: Is Muscle Fatigue All in Your Head?

2/26/2013 – Men’s Fitness – Just One Week of Bad Sleep Could Alter Your Genes

2/13/2013 – Men’s Fitness – Is Your Intense Hour-Long Workout Good Enough?

2/9/2013 – Men’s Fitness – Study: Diet Mixers May Make You Drunker

2/4/2013 – Men’s Fitness – Study: 20 Hours of TV a Week Almost Halves Sperm Count

1/30/2013 – Men’s Fitness – Can Playing Sports Make You Smarter?

1/30/2013 – Men’s Fitness – The 5 Weirdest Workout Trends

1/30/2013 – Men’s Fitness – Study: Being a Vegetarian Lowers Your Risk of Heart Disease

1/24/2013 – Men’s Fitness – New Study: Yoga Improves Your Mental Health

1/15/2013 – Men’s Fitness – Study: Is Sugar Really Making You Fat?

1/10/2013 – Men’s Fitness – Is Driving Less Better Than Eating Less For Weight Loss?