Archive for 'Aging'
Studies show danger of even small amounts of lead in children’s blood.
Mar 07, 2010 –
High doses of lead have for some time been linked to chronic kidney damage. But a recent study out of Johns Hopkins Children’s Center found that even small levels of lead exposure may be damaging...
Read MoreDr. Quentin Young: Put Single Payer Back on the Table
Feb 22, 2010 –
One year after its much-ballyhooed launch, the Obama administration’s approach to health reform is now in serious disarray. The president’s health care summit on Feb. 25 is being portrayed...
Read MoreTamara McClintock Greenberg: Can Overweight Women Trust Their Doctors?
Feb 22, 2010 –
Being a doctor these days is hard. But so is being a patient, especially if you happen to be female and overweight. A study last year found that more than 40% of doctors feel “frustrated”...
Read MoreQanta Ahmed, MD: Movement As Medicine: Spinning And The Self-Care Movement
Feb 22, 2010 –
I recently wrote about the paradigm-shifting experience of exercise when I stumbled upon SoulCycle. I read about it when Chelsea Clinton held a Haiti fund-raising event there. I thought two things:...
Read MoreFlexibility At Any Age
Feb 18, 2010 –
Having been a professional martial artist/flexibility expert for over 20 years, time and again I have seen people of any age dramatically increase their flexibility. Flexibility is the key to working...
Read MoreAspirin May Prevent Breast Cancer Recurrence
Feb 18, 2010 –
This week a study came out showing the likely benefit of aspirin in prevention of breast cancer recurrence. While the study says the findings don’t mean every woman should run out and start taking...
Read MoreCommunicating With a Patient in a Vegetative State
Feb 04, 2010 –
Using magnetic resonance imaging technology, doctors have been able to communicate with a 29-year-old car accident victim who remains in a persistent vegetative state. Read more here: Communicating With...
Read MoreFirst Sister Study Results Reinforce the Importance of Healthy Living
Mar 16, 2009 –
Women who maintain a healthy weight and who have lower perceived stress may be less likely to have chromosome changes associated with aging than obese and stressed women, according to a pilot study that...
Read MoreBritish Healthier than Americans
May 04, 2006 –
From LiveScience.com By Bjorn Carey Middle-aged English people are healthier than Americans of similar age, a new study reveals. Despite the fact that the United States spends more on medical care per...
Read MoreClose friends make longer life more likely
Jun 16, 2005 –
NewScientist.com: Friends, not family, are the key to a longer life, a new study suggests. While previous research has found that strong social networks help older people live longer, the work had not...
Read MoreCould Mad Cow Disease Already be Killing Thousands of Americans Every Year?
May 01, 2005 –
I’ve been wondering why Alzheimer’s seems to be more prevalent these days. This article has an interesting explanation: The most frequent misdiagnosis of CJD [Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease] among...
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