I recently reviewed two health-related newsletters, Consumer Reports on Health (CRoH) and the AARP Special Health Issue that contained an article from Dr. Oz. Comparing recommendat[...]
Recently there was a news-flash from the Unites States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) that stated “The current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of the [...]
An article in the January issue of Consumer Reports on Health reviews how many of us with joint pain from osteoarthritis can feel and function better by incorporating a few proven [...]
It never ceases to amaze me, the reaction not just by the lay public, but also health care professionals, to a study or just a snippet of health news, and how we change our behavio[...]
I did a talk to about forty older adults in the community about a week and a half ago. The subject matter was how to stay healthy by engaging in your health by forming a medication[...]
Science Daily reported on a study from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center where they studied vitamin D levels in over 3000 older adults for six years. The study was published in th[...]
I heard someone say the other day that “Drugs are clearly not the cause of falls but it is poor balance that is the cause.” I found it interesting since that was said b[...]
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) released its long awaited report on vitamin D and calcium intake recommendations on November 30th. Articles in the New York Times and Wall Street Jo[...]
A recent article in Neurology, October 2010, studied the risk of Alzheimer’s disease over a 7-year period showing that those with the highest levels of vitamin B-12 in their [...]
A recent publication in British Medical Journal titled “Effect of calcium supplements on risk of myocardial infarction and cardiovascular events: meta-analysis”, conclu[...]
