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Turns out that despite high calories, nuts appear to be a great health food. A recent NEJM study showed increased longevity in those who ate nuts daily, with a 30% reduction in heart disease and 11% in cancer. Nut eaters are also more slender than the rest of us….so not to worry about the extra …
I remember back in the 70’s when the Mary Tyler Moore Show was all the rage, and Ted Baxter, the bumbling local weatherman was one of the funniest guys on TV. He was at his best when things were there worst….like when Boffo the Clown died and he did the eulogy: A little song, …
TED TALKS are among the most informative and amazing videos on the web. If you want to be inspired and awe-struck, watch the story of this man who surmounted tragedy ….to become an inspiration himself. ROBOTS FOR HUMANITY
Well….not really a secret, so much as a topic that flies under the radar and is not discussed or thought about that much: Kidney disease. Your kidneys, the two fist-sized organs in your back, are not the topic for much concern unless they give you pain, but of course, you depend on them to filter …
“Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and understand.” ― Albert Einstein A great article in the NYTIMES this morning about the car mechanic from Argentina who has developed a life-saving method …
Diverticulosis is a common condition, occuring in 60% of men and women 60 years old. These ‘pouches’ on the colon are generally asymptomatic and either remain unknown in a patient, are found at the time of colonoscopy, or come to attention when the patient develops a case of diverticulitis (inflammation of the diverticula ‘pouches’). That …
The latest guidelines for cholesterol treatment have been changed once again, and this time in good direction. Rather than focusing on ‘goal numbers’ the the measure of success, the newest guidelines for cholesterol treatment take a more moderate approach, and focus on getting the ‘right’ people on medication and lowering their cholesterol effectively, if not …
Theranos is a new company founded by a brilliant young woman scientist who has developed a technique for testing blood samples using microscopic quantities of blood. This has the potential to revolutionize testing, with sample size so small that results can be obtained with only a few drops of blood. Not only is this more …
I hear from patients that they have concerns that statins (cholesterol lowering medication like Lipitor, Zocor, etc…) can cause memory loss and that they have read this in the paper. This question has been raised at times and the information is mixed. On one hand, as a strong medication to prevent stroke, it is thought …
Headaches are among the most common maladies in humans, with 10% of Americans having migraine headaches, and it is among the top 20 disabling conditions worldwide. To assist in treatment and diagnosis of headache, the AMERICAN HEADACHE ASSOCIATION has issued a list of 5 items to consider in the evaluation and treatment of headaches: These …
Multitasking is a common feature of modern life…and I must admit that I am guilty of it at times…perhaps too often. It is an interesting phenomenon that I felt I understood…until I came across the research of Clifford Nass on this topic. Clifford’s obituary in the New York Times is what brought his research to …
Think you’re feeling old. See how Billy Collins, former poet laureate puts it: