Watch What You Watch Does watching television lead to cognitive decline (i.e., make you stupid?) Can watching television lead to Alzheimer’s? Now that the term boob tube is marching on near its 50th anniversary, informed citizens want to know. Some of them, anyway – and the answer comes before the commercial break. What Leads to […]
The Pain Mess
Pain rots the soul. Pain scourges the body. Sadly, so does the present day treatment of chronic pain. What was a problem has become a national mess with thousands dying yearly and millions more suffering. Fashion may be the arbiter in social media, but it is a poor selector for health treatments. For many years it was […]
Who Is Aging?
Why We Age What does it mean to be youthful? To live long? To live and work productively? The question is so loaded that each individual may offer a different answer – at different times of day. But doctors have their own metrics, and lifespan is one favored endpoint. They want to know how stuff […]
What We Talk About When We Talk About Health
Defining Your Health In 1947, the World Health Organization defined health as “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being.” Do most folks take that expansive view? The kinds of statements you’ll get from people are more like these: “The doctor says I’m in great shape.” “I eat real healthy.” “You really are doing […]
5 Ways to Sink Summer Stress
It’s summer, so why are people so anxious? Enjoying the guilty pleasure of reading the newspaper one day you learn 1. College students stuffed with anxiety are overwhelming college health services 2. Young investment bankers and hedge funders overcome by work are jumping out of windows 3. South Koreans terrified of MERS (Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome) are staying […]
