Is Dara Torres Believable?
posted 3 days ago, updated 26 minutes later and has 1 comment
Some writers and others are questioning Dara Torres' Olympic feats at the age of 41. Today I read Mark Zeigler's article in the San Deigo Union-Tribune asserting that Torres is truly unbelievable and she is likely taking growth hormone.
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Frisky British Baby Boomers
posted about 1 month ago, updated 2 minutes later and has 0 comments
JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT YOU MADE IT THROUGH THE 1960s UNSCATHED!!!
According to the British Health Protection Agency, from 1996 to 2003, cases of sexually transmitted diseases doubled (!) for people age 45+. The data was collected from 19 health cl...
According to the British Health Protection Agency, from 1996 to 2003, cases of sexually transmitted diseases doubled (!) for people age 45+. The data was collected from 19 health cl...
A little FUN: WHY DID THE CHICKEN CROSS THE ROAD?
posted 3 months ago and has 7 comments
{A friend emailed this to me, I don't know the source.. if you do, please let me know and I will post it!]
Another one of life's mysteries answered at last...
Why did the chicken cross the road?
BARACK OBAMA:
The chicken crossed the road beca...
Another one of life's mysteries answered at last...
Why did the chicken cross the road?
BARACK OBAMA:
The chicken crossed the road beca...
Efficacy and Safety of Vitamins/Supplements Part I
posted 3 months ago and has 3 comments
PART ONE (PART TWO TO FOLLOW)
So do you take vitamins or other supplements? If so, why? Do they help? Give the group your thoughts!
First, I have to mention DSHEA… DSHEA is the Dietary Supplements Health Education Act, passed by Congress in 1994 ...
So do you take vitamins or other supplements? If so, why? Do they help? Give the group your thoughts!
First, I have to mention DSHEA… DSHEA is the Dietary Supplements Health Education Act, passed by Congress in 1994 ...
AVOID OR DELAY MEMORY LOSS
posted 3 months ago, updated 2 days later and has 1 comment
THINGS THAT LIKELY HELP MOST PEOPLE DELAY OR AVOID MEMORY LOSS
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
SOCIAL INTERACTIONS (social networks and interaction)
READING
COGNITIVE LEISURE ACTIVITIES
BRAIN EXERCISES
MILD REGULAR ALCOHOL INTAKE
OTHER THINGS THAT MAY HELP:...
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
SOCIAL INTERACTIONS (social networks and interaction)
READING
COGNITIVE LEISURE ACTIVITIES
BRAIN EXERCISES
MILD REGULAR ALCOHOL INTAKE
OTHER THINGS THAT MAY HELP:...
115 yrs: The Currently Oldest Person
posted 4 months ago and has 5 comments
Edna Parker will be turning 115 yrs old very soon and is currently the oldest living person in the world, as far as we know. She is also an enrolled subject in a study I direct at Boston University School of Medicine called the New England Superce...
The Foot Detox Bath Scam
posted 4 months ago, updated 2 minutes later and has 2 comments
My friend Steve Barrett MD who runs the website www.quackwatch.com, recently wrote the following about foot detox baths. It reminded me of a friend of mine telling me about a shop on Newbury Street in Boston that was "all the rave" with these deto...
Trouble Sleeping?
posted 4 months ago and has 4 comments
Trouble with sleeping actually increases with age. The idea that older people simply need less sleep and therefore getting less sleep is ok, is just not true. If you are a baby boomer, aging may not be related to the trouble you are having with ge...
Check the sponsor of the research!
posted 4 months ago and has 3 comments
Well, today we unfortunately witnessed a low in medical academia with the New York Times revelation that a widely publicized and highly public health relevant research study was unknowingly funded by the tobacco industry. The study, conducted at C...
Food For Thought
posted 4 months ago, updated 4 days later and has 17 comments
What is eaten in one week:
Take a good look at the family size and diet of each country, and the availability and cost of what is eaten in one week.
Take a good look at the family size and diet of each country, and the availability and cost of what is eaten in one week.
