Newmark's Door

I'm convinced enough to take a multivitamin without iron.

Soft foods. (Supposedly.)

The patriarchy must have slipped up on this one.

"48 times" sounds . . . substantial.

Nice summary from "Science-Based Medicine". Still no sound scientific reason to avoid them.

Sounds promising. Hurry, please.

Academic paper with the following abstract:

Arriving rapidly to the hospital after a heart attack or stroke is critical for patients to be within time windows for treatment. Prior research in heart attacks has suggested a paradoxical role of the social environment: those who arrive early are surrounded by nonrelatives, while those who arrive late are surrounded by spouses or family members. Here, we used network methods to more deeply examine the influence of social context in stroke. We examined the relationship of personal social networks and arrival time in 175 stroke patients. Our results confirmed the paradox by showing that small and close-knit personal networks of highly familiar contacts, independent of demographic, clinical, and socioeconomic factors, were related to delay. The closed network structure led to constricted information flow in which patients and close confidants, absent outside perspectives, elected to watch-and-wait. Targeting patients with small, close-knit networks may be one strategy to improve response times.

I hope this pans out.

See also "Best way to detect early Alzheimer’s disease eventually might be eye exam: study"

I keep telling you that gut bacteria are the key to almost everything.

UPDATE: Link fixed now.

Mostly good news.

I thought the odds of ending up in some grim institution were pretty good, especially if I lived long enough. In fact, the percentage of Americans over 65 in nursing homes is just 2 and a half percent, and it’s dropping. Even for people 85 and up, the number is only 9 percent.

(Price increases may be a factor in this, but I shouldn't be a wet blanket.)