Need the Regular Doctor’s Visit Foster Dread? Fear makes money. Fear and dread keep people coming back. That’s how many people view their annual physical – the yearly trip to the doctor. Many public health experts argue strongly against such an annual procedure – especially when people are young and feeling well. But for many […]
How to regenerate America’s health (6/1/12)
The Regenerative Model of Health Health care in America is a tragedy. A system that spends 18% of its national output only to rank 50th in global lifespan is unsustainable and unacceptable. So how did we fall into this mess? One reason is in the very way we view health. Fortunately, we can change that. […]
Aspirin and cancer (3/28/12)
Does Aspirin Prevent Tumors? Should you take aspirin to prevent cancer? The Lancet, one of the world’s most prestigious medical publications, has just published a series of articles on aspirin and the prevention of cancer. The one getting the most international attention is a “meta-analysis” by Professor Martin Rothwell of Oxford and his team, looking […]
Time rules life (2/27/12)
Time Rules Life The Romans knew it two thousand years ago – everything in life is timed. Your body is a hive of interlinked clocks. Some operate over less than a second, others work over seasons or years. Yet the most studied internal clocks are those that control our 24 hour day. Called circadian – […]
Can you cut your cancer risk by half? (12/12/11)
Health Versus Health Care America’s health care budget is 2.6 trillion dollars. On its own it would rank as the fifth largest economy in the world. We’re 49th in overall mortality. How much of this vast spending goes to health prevention? A pittance. Not enough people make money on preventing illness, though plenty make money […]