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Why does exercise work? (2/01/12)

February 1, 2012 by Matthew Edlund M.D.

Making Regeneration More Efficient People are exhorted every day – exercise,  exercise, exercise.  Many patients I see are annoyed.  Why should I bother? they ask. How much difference can it make? Next they’re told it will increase their lifespan; lower their blood pressure; decrease the risk of heart attack and stroke; lower the risk of […]

A different way to Diabetes (1/23/12)

January 23, 2012 by Matthew Edlund M.D.

Food or Sleep? Paula Deen may be getting the headlines, but diabetes is a threat to America’s health – and to our economy.  If present trends continue – in some ways things are getting worse – perhaps one third of Americans will become diabetic by 2030. Diabetes means that our main fuel source – glucose […]

Can kids get addicted to the internet? (1/16/12)

January 16, 2012 by Matthew Edlund M.D.

Compulsion or Addiction? Can you get addicted to internet use? A new Chinese study in PLoS 1 argues that it certainly happens; that it clearly changes brain and behavior; and that the brain changes seen are in many ways similar to what happens with drug addiction and gambling. Kids Who Can’t Stop The adolescents – aged 14 […]

Going to the dogs – for your health (1/11/12)

January 11, 2012 by Matthew Edlund M.D.

Who Lives, Who Dies My internist cousin says he knows who will live and die among his older patients:  those who own dogs. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) provisionally agrees. They believe the data show that dog (and cat) ownership can lower: Blood pressure Feelings of loneliness Cholesterol and triglyceride levels While increasing – […]

Is there an epidemic of sleep apnea in our police? (1/6/12)

January 6, 2012 by Matthew Edlund M.D.

Sleepy Police Especially when you’re young, sleep apnea can kill you.  When old, it can really muck up your life. And American and Canadian police appear to suffer sleep apnea in epidemic numbers. That’s not the public conclusion reached on an important Harvard study on 5000 American and Canadian police. Media reports declared a third […]

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