Philippe Matthews Show Guru Advice, Author Reviews, Tech Reviews, Entertainment News

Healthcare costs in the U.S. have ballooned, in part, because of unnecessary medical tests.

Considering going vegan? CBS News medical contributor Dr. Holly Phillips discusses the pros and cons of plant-based diets.

Smartphones help us connect with the world, but are we bending too much to accommodate them? "CBS This Morning" contributor Lee Woodruff reports on the link between cell phones and posture problems.

Pet therapy dogs bring normalcy and comfort to an otherwise sterile environment. CBS News correspondent Debbye Turner Bell reports on this new field of study and how it changed the life of a young girl with a rare neurological disease.

How can you get the most out of a Flex Spending Account?

A clinical trial of a drug treating advanced stages of breast and ovarian cancers is showing promising results. The drug targets cancer cells without the effects of chemotherapy

CBS News.com's Nick Dietz cracks the facts on facial scars' impact on job interviews; also, a record year for Lyme disease; and sitting around a lot gives you a big butt.

CBS News.com's Nick Dietz breaks down the health news you should know in the latest HealthPop video

CBS News medical contributor Dr. Holly Phillips talks to Chris Wragge and Rebecca Jarvis about a new study of pregnant women that found that even half a cup of rice a day had levels of arsenic over the recommended limit

CBS News correspondent Debbye Turner Bell reports on an experimental vaccine for a deadly form of brain cancer that's being tested on dogs that stimulates the patient's own immune system to fight the tumor, and perhaps even prevent a recurrence of the disease.

CBS News correspondent Bill Whitaker reports on how future doctors are getting some of their most valuable lessons from professional actors pretending to be patients.

After suffering a serious heart attack two years ago, Ken Miles volunteered to be patient No. 1 in a risky clinical trial involving stem cells

With the Earth's population at 7 billion, National Geographic wanted to create a composite of the most typical individual in the world. CBS News' Mark Strassmann found a man who resembles it

CBS News correspondent Mark Phillips reports on a medical professor in England who developed a breakthrough technique for manufacturing replacement organs that involves growing body parts in a laboratory.

A new generation is learning from e-readers and touch screens, rather than books and magazines. One YouTube video seems to prove the point....