Author Archives: Kimberly Young, MD

Stretch Yourself: Yoga for Back Pain

If your back is sore, you’re not alone. Back pain is one of the most common reasons for people to miss work and to visit their doctors. In fact, it causes the loss of more than 80 million workdays every year. It’s bad enough… read more >

Kimberly Young, MD    February 21, 2012

Does alcohol increase your risk of breast cancer?

“Salute, Salud, Iechyd Dda, Slange-Var!” When women around the world raise their glasses “To health,” are they putting themselves in harm’s way?  A recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), suggests that even low levels of alcohol intake (the… read more >

Kimberly Young, MD    January 5, 2012

The Rap on NOT Getting a Yearly Pap

“What do you mean I don’t need a Pap test this year?”  For many years, women have considered a yearly gynecologic exam and Pap test to be an essential – albeit unpleasant – aspect of staying healthy. That paradigm began to change in 2009… read more >

Kimberly Young, MD    December 5, 2011

Coffee: Will a cup a day help keep the doctor away?

A new study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine suggests that women who drink coffee are less likely to develop depression. The study looked at data from more than 50,0000 women and found that regular coffee drinkers were about 20 percent less likely… read more >

Kimberly Young, MD    November 29, 2011