Lifesaver offered old Americans fails Why are so many Americans so unhealthy? Could it be because the health-care industry and average Americans themselves just don’t want to make the effort to fix […]
Big fat flop
National decay
The Make America Fit Again dilemma Lost in the fog of a cultural war that has been raging for years now in these UnUnited States of Amercia are some of the biggest […]
Medical mysteries
The mind-body connection in Covid-19 The ability of placebos – or what have sometimes been called “dummy pills” – to trigger physiological responses that help people battle Covid-19 are now being reported […]
All doped up
Make America Healthy Again These now unUnited States of America have a drug problem, and it’s a lot bigger than the illicit chemicals that have cost the country more than $1 […]
And now cancer
Will another warning save lives? The U.S. Surgeon General wants to add “cancer” to the list of warnings labeled on alcoholic beverages, and someone needs to ask why. To start with, the […]
Blue state red
Traffic – America’s common denominator OLYMPIA, Wash – The flood of Interstate 5 traffic that thunders past the capitol of “The Evergreen State” day and night nicely underlines the July warning from […]
Live longer
Studies offer cheap, easy prescription Want to live better and significantly increase your chances of living longer? No problem. Get up off your ass and move at every opportunity. Researchers from Australia […]
Frigid benefit
Shivering toward a healthier you If you were one of the thousands of overweight Alaskans, and there are many of us, left shivering in the cold and dark due to storm-caused power […]
Saving brains
Exercise runs down dementia risks From the world of exercise is medicine, now comes the suggestion that even some of those genetically predisposed to dementia may be able to out walk, out […]
Health Denial
The gorilla in the room Update: In a peer-reviewed study in BMJ Public Health on July 16, researchers underlined the importance of cardiovascular fitness by reporting people who regularly commute by […]
