Words like “aging” or “graying” don’t even begin to do justice to the dynamic changes that baby boomers have brought to the U.S. population. The figures in a recent U.S.…
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The people in healthcare who sit up nights worrying about potentially world-shattering death plagues are monitoring Middle East Respiratory System, known as “MERS.” It’s already infected more than 600 people worldwide, killing roughly 30% of…
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As you get older you develop a love/hate relationship with the medical profession. There is love because, at some point, they’re going to save your life. The hate comes from…
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It is better to live rich than to die rich. — Samuel Johnson The comedian Jack Benny, known for his radio and TV persona as a cheapskate, occasionally performed a skit…
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A female friend recently lamented in her blog that she was having a hard time attracting male attention. The reason, she said, was that she was perceived as being beyond…
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Scientists at University of Rochester, Georgetown University, and the University of California Irvine, have developed a simple blood test that can predict the development of Alzheimer’s disease up to three years before…
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Stocks Down, Diseases Up — Why Are Eradicated Diseases Making a Comeback?
by Bruce Haringby Bruce HaringSomeone once asked singer Adam Ant why he was making a comeback. Baffled, the avant-garde New Wave singer replied, “I never went away.” With apologies to Mr. Ant for the…
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“I’ve had so much plastic surgery, when I die they will donate my body to Tupperware.” — Joan Rivers Behold, the mirror! Let’s re-phrase that! Behold yourself in the mirror! Because…
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“If we could talk to the animals, learn their languages, maybe take an animal degree…” — Lyric from a popular song by Leslie Bricusse Isn’t it odd how we claim to…
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“If at first the idea is not absurd, then there will be no hope for it.” — Albert Einstein Americans can now expect to live to an average age of 78…