Over the past few years, I’ve written a number of posts talking about different cancers and new cancer treatments. Fifty years ago, nearly any diagnosis of cancer would have been a death sentence, but today, surviving many cancers has drastically increased. According to the American Cancer Society: Lung cancer death rates declined 48% from 1990
A month ago, I had my regular blood work done to monitor my diabetes and general health conditions. Yes, I am still overweight and look like someone with high cholesterol and high triglyceride, but those readings were well within the healthy limits, much to the surprise of many. Being the detail nerd I am, I
Years ago, researchers discovered that a lot of heart disease was due to high levels of cholesterol. Millions of Americans began to have their blood tested to see if they had high levels of cholesterol and therefore susceptible to heart disease. So, what is cholesterol? Cholesterol is a combination of ancient Greek words meaning bile
I’m not a game show fan, but I am a trivia fan and have watched Jeopardy when the occasion arises. The host of the show is Canadian born Alex Trebek, who has been hosting Jeopardy since 1984. I was shocked when I learned that Trebek is 78-year-old and only hope I look has a good
Theresa May is to announce that all teachers in England and Wales will be trained to spot the early signs of mental health issues in children as part of a package of measures aimed at prioritising prevention. With her premiership entering its final weeks, May is keen to salvage a domestic legacy from her three
Some years ago, I was talking to someone about a malaria outbreak in a region of Africa and the person stated that at least we don’t have malaria here in the United States. I asked if they, or anyone they knew, ever traveled to Africa, South America, southern Asia or the Pacific and they said
For the past month, millions of Americans have been living through some wild weather. There have been some late spring snow storms, severe thunderstorms, torrential rains and tornados. This spring, I saw temperatures hit 80 degrees one day and then 45 degrees a day or two later. For many of us who love to garden,
Over the past few years, I’ve written a number of posts about new and exciting research that offer promising results for treating cancers, dementia and other health issues. It’s safe to say that there are hundreds, if not thousands of researchers working hard to discover or create new treatments and cures for many of the
Over the past several years, vaping, the general term used for smoking e-cigarettes, has become so popular that some are referring to it as an epidemic. Over the past couple of years, we have posted several articles about e-cigarettes and we urge you to take a few moments to review these posts: 2 Million Teens
Many Americans of all ages are coffee drinkers. If this doesn’t apply to you, then you probably know someone who has to have at least one or two cups of coffee in the morning before they start to function. Growing up, my mom and dad always started every day with one or two cups of
