Tag: Human Interest

My brother just shared this great and inspirational letter by Kurt Vonnegut to some youngsters in a 5th Grade class in New York. We should all try what he suggests>>>>>>LINK HERE!!!  

Could it be that we have it all wrong about our ‘slower’ brains as we age.  These German researchers suggest so, explaining that older brains take longer to process information because they have so much information stored from past experience, that it takes more time to sift through this data. Take heart…as we age….we all …

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Dr. Donald Morton recently passed away.  As a cancer surgeon, he pioneered the treatment called SENTINAL NODE BIOPSY. This simple and effective therapy for identifying lymph node involvement in cancer (or lack of involvement) led to more limited surgeries for cancer, more specific treatment protocols, and improved patient outcomes for many cancers. It is a …

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The # 1 Key to good health is exercise and as we get older, options for exercise can be more limited due to health issues; arthritis is the most common limiter, but heart conditions or lung conditions are close second. Despite this, no excuses will be allowed, as there is always something you can do …

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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  

“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 …

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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 …

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I must admit to being a burger-junkie.  How bad such burgers are for you is a matter of great discussion and certainly for those of us who have difficulty helping ourselves, it is cause for some consternation. To the rescue is the MAD COW CALCULATOR  which provides a simple, and reassuring way to find out …

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My daughter is a devotee of the Dr. House show.  She enjoys the medical mystery that underlies each episode and Hugh Laurie, the curmudgeonly star of the show. In talking to her recently about the program, it reminded me that the fellow who advises the show on the various medical maladies that House and his …

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Art H has been a patient for a long time and he’s 80.  He’s known as ‘the oldest guy playing hockey’ or at least one  of the oldest, and he’s a legend to some. Art’s engagement in life is what keeps him young.  He recognizes he’s growing older but does not let that stop him …

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With the recent announcement of the death of Seamus Heaney (Nobel-winning poet), I discovered his works and started checking for more poetry on the internet, rediscovering the pleasure of this writing form, once again.  I think we can all remember a time in the past when a poem meant something to us, and can recall …

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Keeping a proper perspective on things is important;  whether it’s health related or some other topic, we all can see things from a different point of view.  This type of thinking is critical, and as Don Coffey, PhD….my great professor at Hopkins used to tell all of his students when asked how he remained a …

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