I am 70 years old and last week, I got the shock of my life. While walking to the grocery store, I started getting pain in my left arm and I felt nauseous. Someone on the street saw me and called an ambulance. At the hospital, I was diagnosed with a heart attack.

Dear Dr. Garner, I am concerned about my son. He is 6 years old and we found out recently that he is left-handed. Will this hinder him throughout life? I read an article that he will live nine to 10 years fewer than an average right-hander. Is it appropriate to switch his left-handedness to right-handedness? […]

Dear Dr. Garner, Happy New Year! Thanks for all you do with your column and the TV show. My mother used to tell me not to go out with a wet head because I would get a cold. I now have children of my own and I find I’m saying the same to them. So […]