It’s not as if there isn’t plenty of news out there that might merit a comment or three. And clearly, there is a terrific amount of speculation that would be even more likely to merit some strong comments. And there is a terrific amount of false news that also needs attention to be paid. And […]
I am a firm believer in the law of unintended consequences (especially. of course, when we act out of what we think is kindness or good will). So I was not at all surprised by the conclusion of a recent report about raising the restrictions on driving for older people (I, of course, have a […]
Shingles is a very uncomfortable, frustrating reactivation of an old chicken pox infection, and anyone who has had shingles – guilty – can attest to the fact that it’s something you would really love to prevent, if at all possible. Which it is, of course, because both shingles vaccines on the market have good studies […]
You know how all the experts, people who know a lot about very little and who often have no idea how to make that knowledge useful to others, tell you that you can’t lose weight through exercise, only through some kind of diet modification. Well, not so fast, perhaps. According to a recent study from […]
According to a recent report from Washington State, the number of “stoned” drivers has more than doubled since recreational marijuana became available down there. NORML, of course, disputes those findings by claiming that it’s really all a matter of increased testing. But even if NORML is right, and I really doubt it, here’s a further […]
According to a recent study published in a journal called Brain Plasticity doing some aerobic exercise is clearly linked to a lower risk of dementia. So in this small study, 23 (what the researchers called) “younger old” sedentary people (but isn’t younger old an oxymoron? whatever) who were at higher risk for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) […]
This is old advice but it certainly bears repeating because, well, because no matter how careful we are, burns happen so it’s important to repeat this often: The best immediate treatment for a burn in a child is cold, cold water, and lots of it (actually not just in a child but for an adult, […]
So quick: What’s the obvious problem with any new and effective medication? Actually, it’s the exact same problem with even old drugs. Right: Way too many people who get on an effective drug stop doing the harder lifestyle-based things they should also be doing to get better. Perfect example is high blood pressure (HBP). All […]
Cyclists are, of course, uniformly very health-conscious individuals who will do anything active because well, it sure beats being non-active, unlike, of course, people like me who mostly prefer to drive because we are not particularly enamoured with cycling (too much car traffic to contend with, too many hills, too much ugly gear if you […]
The first type of flu virus you encounter in your life – in infancy or early toddler-hood – might determine your ability to fight the flu for the rest of your life, according to a new study published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases from a Canadian team of researchers. This is all, this paper […]