Karen Barrow

Biography:

Karen Barrow is a copyeditor/writer for Healthology. Previously, Karen has written for the New York Sun, Science World, Super Science and The Jewish Week. She obtained a master's degree in biomedical journalism from New York University and a bachelor's degree in biology from Cornell University.

Articles with Karen Barrow:

“DES Daughters” at Risk for Breast Cancer 4 Teens w/ Sex ?s A 'Baby' Face Makes Women Go Ga-Ga A Bowl of Cereal a Day for Heart Health? A Few Good Carbs: The New Glycemic Index Diet A Link between Allergies and Parkinson's? A New Way of Detecting Mono A Pill to Prevent Diabetes? A Plant Alternative to Antihistamines A Safer Way to Treat ADHD? A Special Camp for Kids with ADHD A Step Closer to Understanding SIDS A Vaccine to Wipe Out Cervical Cancer A Walk a Day Keeps the Eye Doctor Away? ADHD Linked To Lead and Mom’s Smoking All Pregnancies Should be Screened for Down Syndrome Alone in a Crowd of Others: One Man's Journey with AIDS Alone in a Crowd of Others: One Man's Journey with AIDS (Part 2) An Easier Way to Detect Bladder Cancer? Are Cell Phones Affecting Your Brain? Are Drug Ads Harming Your Health? Are New Surgical Options for GERD Worth It? Are Over-the-Counter Heartburn Drugs as Good as Prescriptions? Are Sleepless Nights Getting You Down? Are There Risks of Taking MS Drugs While Pregnant? Are Trans Fats Substitutes Just as Unhealthy? Avoid Some Common Pain Relievers, Says the American Heart Association Barrett's Esophagus: How Reflux Can Turn Into Cancer Binge Eating Most Common Eating Disorder Blame that Morning Sickness on Your Ancient Ancestors Blindsided by Night Blindness Breaking the Code of Dyslexia Breast Augmentation: The Risks of Surgery Breast Cancer Prevention Drug Not Worth the Cost? Breast Cancer Survivors Not Getting Screened Breathing Easy May Lower the Need for Asthma Meds Building a Bone Bank: Saving Up for the Adult Years Buzz Off! What to Do When You Get Stung Call to Make HIV Screening Routine Call to Make HIV Screening Routine Can a 15-Minute Procedure Stop Your Snoring? Can a Genetic Test Improve Hepatitis C Treatment? Can a Little Pill Make Your Colonoscopy Easier to Swallow? Can a Vasectomy Affect Your Mind? Can CT Scans Prevent Lung Cancer Deaths? Can Drinking Cola Lead to Weaker Bones? Can Fruits and Veggies Keep Your Memory Strong? Can Laser Surgery Be Safer Than Contacts? Can One Injection End Hot Flashes? Can Psoriasis Cause a Heart Attack? Can Red Wine Prevent Gum Disease? Can Seniors Boot Up for a Mental Boost? Can Staying Lean Keep You Mentally Sharp? Can You Smell Me Now? Can You Treat IBS by Yourself? Can Your Migraines Cause a Heart Attack? Cancer Deaths on the Decline Chew On This: Soothing Sensitive Teeth Children of MS Dads More Likely to Inherit Disease Chlamydia Testing at Home Chronotherapy: For Some Treatments, It's About Time Collagen Injections Tighten Up Urinary Control Counting Your Eggs: Can a New Test Predict Your Future Fertility? Cut out Snoring for a Happier Marriage Damaged Gene Linked to Breast Cancer Risk Depression Raises the Risk of Stroke Depression, ADHD Common in Asthmatic Kids: Study Designing Cancer-Killers: A Giant Leap Forward in Cancer Treatment? Determining a Better ADHD Drug Proves Elusive Devices to Assist Patients with Multiple Sclerosis Diabetes Link to Liver Disease Dietary Challenges after Obesity Surgery Dispelling the Myths of Colon Cancer Dissecting the Stem Cell Controversy Do Heavier Asthma Patients Need Different Medications? Do Smoking Dads-to-Be Increase Leukemia Risk? Does this display? Doggone It! Can Pets Improve Your Health? Don't Bug Me: Getting Rid of Head Lice Drug Errors Common in ALL Patients Early Use of Statins Increases Heart Attack Survival Echinacea: Friend or Foe? Eliminating Trans Fats: Fad or Friend? Ensuring Your Baby's Health: Pregnancy Screening Tests Facing a Diagnosis of AML Fatty Acid in Fish May Prevent Dementia Feeling the Burn without Feeling the Heat Fiber May Prevent Diabetes During Pregnancy Fighting Breast Cancer Recurrence in Obese Women Filling Up with the Right Breakfast Keeps Weight Down Finding the Best Treatment for Menopause Symptoms Finding Your Way Through Complicated Cushing's Syndrome For the Faint of Heart: Living with Long QT Syndrome Forecasting Heart Disease in Women: Will White Blood Cells Count? Gasping for Air: Asthma and African Americans Gene Therapy Shows Promise for Treating AIDS Genetics Can Increase One's Risk for Parkinson's Getting a Lift: The Choices of Breast Augmentation Surgery Getting Immersed in Exercise: Swimming for Good Health Getting on the Road to a Long Life: Secrets of the Very, Very Old Getting to the Bottom of Your Insurance Options Giving Men Some Birth Control Options Giving Yourself a Voice: Advanced Directives Gleevec May Carry Heart Risks Got Milk? Calcium May Prevent Hypertension in Pregnancy Gulf Coast Now Wades Through a Moldy Mess Hair-Loss Drug Hinders Prostate Cancer Detection? Hair-Raising Technology, Literally. Harnessing the Power of ADHD Have No Fear: Treating Phobias Health Concerns after Hurricane Katrina: Third World Diseases Reach America? Healthy Habits: Filling Your Child's Lunchbox the Right Way Heartburn Drugs Linked to Hip Fractures Heartburn Troubles? Smile, You're on PillCam! Higher Pregnancy Risk for Women with IBD HIV Patients Not So Concerned About Drug Resistance? HIV Treatment Resource: Black-Box Warning Added to HIV Drug How Sweet Treats May Lead to Obesity Improving Cancer Scans with a Warm Blanket Iron Intake Linked to Fertility Problems Is a Sleep Disorder Harming Your Child's Brain? Is a Virtual Colonoscopy Just as Good as the Real Thing? Is Benign MS Really Benign? Is Living Alone Hurting Your Heart? Is the More Dangerous Treatment for Psoriasis Better? Is Thyroid Disease Causing Your Erectile Dysfunction? Is Trouble in Bed an Indication of Future Heart Disease? Is Your Asthma Inhaler Full of Nothing but Air? It's a Matter of Fat: Crimping Calipers or Computations? Just One Cigarette Doubles Risk of Addiction Keeping Campers Happy and Healthy Keeping Chickenpox All Cooped Up Kicking Butts: Different Approaches to Stop Smoking Kids Confront Double Dose of Diabetes Know Your Options: Cancer Patients Unaware of Clinical Trials Lifestyle Changes and Restless Legs Syndrome Link Between Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Diabetes? Link Found Between Obesity and Aggressive Ovarian Cancer Lip Service: Healing Chapped Lips Liver Cancer Deaths on the Rise Living with AIDS, but Dying of Other Things: A New Perspective on HIV Care Long Term Health Risks for Childhood Cancer Survivors Lowering Your Risk of Colon Cancer Making Mealtime Memorable for Baby March Madness Gets Health Conscious Masked Marvels: Why Treating Sleep Apnea Helps Diabetes Men Want Steak; Women, Cake Mindful Exercising: Thinking Your Body to Good Health? More Daughters May Signal Prostate Cancer Risk Natural Disasters: Pack Your Health Toolbox New AIDS Drug Makes HIV Treatment Easier New Blood Test May Detect Cancer Early New Brain Stent Makes it Easier to Treat Aneurysms New Drug Approved for Two Hard-to-Treat Cancers New Drug is Approved to Fight HIV New Kidney Transplant Drug Offers Hope New Scan May Help Predict Alzheimer’s New Shingles Vaccine Approved New Stem Cell Transplant Brings Hope to Children with Leukemia New Warnings Highlight Risks of ADHD Drugs Obesity and Type 1 Diabetes Linked to Kidney Disease Olympic Hockey Player Achieves Goals in Spite of Epilepsy Once-Condemned Drug May Control Blood Cancer Osteoporosis Drug Lowers Breast Cancer Risk Overtime Pill: The Rest is History? Packing Up: Think about Backpack Safety Performance-Enhancing Contact Lenses? Plan B Particulars: The Facts You Need to Know Praying For Lower Blood Pressure? Pregnancy Symptoms Worse in Fibromyalgia Patients? Prenatal Vitamins May Protect Against Childhood Cancer Prepare for Potential Complications after Bariatric Surgery Pretty Ugly: Cosmetics Ingredients Linked to Breast Cancer? Preventing Food Poisoning: Seafood Safety Preventing GERD: Gain A Little and Feel the Burn Preventing Height Loss: How to Keep from Stooping to New Lows Proper Pill-Taking: Reading Drug Labels Pump Up Before Your Flu Shot? Putting Some Life Back into the Graveyard Shift Quiet Riot: Girls with ADHD Sit in Silence Quieting a Chronic Cough Quit Bickering to Fight Heart Disease Reality Distortions: Balancing the Mind in Schizophrenia Recline to Help Lower Back Pain Red Meat, Dairy May Increase Breast Cancer Risk Reflexology: Keeping You on Your Feet Researchers Pinpoint Critical Down Syndrome Gene Right-Sided Stroke Harder To Detect Saving Face: Ethnic Concerns in Plastic Surgery Saving Seniors from the Winter Chill Seeing Spots: The Story of Floaters Seizure Dogs Don’t Respond to Epilepsy? Selecting Your Genetic Best for In Vitro Fertilization Senator Suffers from Brain Bleed: Learn the Warning Signs Should Women Put an End to Periods? Sight for Sore Eyes: Preventing Computer Eyestrain Skin Patch Shows Promise in Treating Parkinson’s Skip the Antibiotics for Bronchitis Smile! Ultrasound Can Regrow Teeth Smoking During Pregnancy Linked to Child's Heart Disease Risk Some Antidepressants Increase Risk of Fractures Starving for Control: The Truth of Anorexia Stepping Up to the New Food Pyramid Stool-Based Colon Cancer Test Shows Promise Sun Damaging Your Skin? The Photos Don't Lie Sun Frocks and Sunscreens: Dressing for Skin Cancer Prevention Superhero Rescues Kids from Bedwetting Blues Take a Deep Breath: Supplemental Oxygen Therapy for COPD Taking a Breather From Asthma Medication The Cold Facts About Seriously Cold Hands The Cutting Edge: The Future of Preventing HIV and STDs The Fight Against HIV: Resistance Testing The Grocery List for Cancer Prevention? The Link between Rheumatoid Arthritis and Lymphoma The Little Plant that Battles Hot Flashes The Long Ride: One Woman Cycles Her Way Through MS The Marathon Eating Plan The Nuts that May Clobber Cholesterol The Racial Gap in Smokers' Risk of Lung Cancer The Ritalin Generation Goes To College The Serious Consequences of GERD The Shortcut You Shouldn't Take: Steroids and Growth Hormones The Spread of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in Gulf Coast The What, When and Why of Men's Health Screenings Think Cutting Back on Smoking Will Help? Think Again. Thinking Young: Exercise and Your Mind To Improve Heart Health, Replace Bread with Beans and Oil? To Keep the Weight off, Try an Honest Scale To Remember, Don't Forget the Caffeine Tonsil Removal and ADHD: Connected? Too Obese for X-Rays? Trading Shots for Drops: The New Approach to Allergies Treating Herpes May Lower Incidence of HIV Treating Teens Who Feel the Burn of GERD Tuning Out: Music Makes Colonoscopies Less Painful Two Parkinson’s Drugs Carry Heart Risks Understanding Cystic Fibrosis Understanding Priapism Violent Video Games Change your Child’s Brain Vitamin D May Reduce Risk of Pancreatic Cancer Wait and Hear: Letting Ear Infections Clear Without Antibiotics Waiting to Treat Prostate Cancer? Walk Away from Stroke's Side-Effects Weathering the Extremes of Bipolar Disorder Wedding or Not, Here it Comes: Preventing Pre-Marriage Panic Weighing Weight-Loss Surgery: Not the Solution for Everyone What Are Eating Disorders? What is Spina Bifida? What to Expect When Getting a CAT Scan What to Expect When Getting an MRI What to Expect When Getting an Ultrasound What to Expect When Getting an X-Ray What to Expect When You Need Nuclear Imaging When a Senior Moment is a Sign of Epilepsy When a Slight Blow to the Head Needs Serious Attention When Arthritis Strikes Children When Does My Kid Need That? A Guide to Childhood Immunizations When Other Drugs Fail: New Drug Approved for CML and ALL When Psoriasis Gets Under Your Skin and in Your Joints When Young People Get Parkinson's Disease Wondering About Wilson's Disease? Zapping Zits with Light