Newmark's Door

"Your walking speed may predict your life span"

Unsurprising, but maybe useful for doctors to know.

One more reason to eat fatty fish or take a fish-oil supplement

Fatty fish make help your brain work better.

"Mass Hysteria in Upstate New York"

Hysteria--you know its Greek root, right?--is apparently real.

"Is Universal Access to Good, Healthy Food Really a Problem?"

All that complaining about "food deserts" may well be--surprise!--bogus.

It's fashionable to blame a lack of access to good food for America's lousy eating habits. It may be easier to plunk down a new Walmart in the inner city. (And the schemes may also help cash-starved politicians generate corporate campaign contributions.) But the Cooking Matters survey is more evidence that helping families to eat better is a lot more complicated.

Cancer vaccine?

If it wasn't for all the false hopes before, this would be exciting.

"Raleigh, North Carolina, America's healthiest city for women"

Of course the headline writer has screwed up the direction of causality: it's not that Raleigh is a "healthy city" but (supposedly) that healthy women live in Raleigh.

But hey, we shouldn't have to concern themselves with such trivia. Ignore it and ladies, y'all come to Raleigh, hear?

"Four common meds send thousands of seniors to hospital"

Be careful with all medicines, but especially blood-thinners and hypoglycemic agents.

"Can Dementia Be Contagious?"

Not actually "contagious" but the news is bad anyway:

Individuals whose spouses were diagnosed with dementia had a six-fold greater risk of dementia, even after adjusting for other factors, than individuals whose spouses showed no signs of dementia. Husbands had a significantly higher risk of developing dementia than wives.”

What can possibly cause this? Researchers speculate that the immense burdens of caring for a loved one with dementia, similar diets and people marrying individuals like themselves are possible reasons.

 

Yet another advantage of having money

"Who you gonna call? House-call docs keep A-list secrets".

He’s the doctor any celeb or star athlete in trouble can call.

Heart surgeon David Greuner and his team of 15 physicians are available 24/7 -- and they do house calls.

Spontaneous remission is . . .

. . . wonderful.