What's wrong with health care in America?
Sunday, April 27, 2025
For Men Only; how does my prostate grow?
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Of our many organs, the prostate gland seems to offer the most annoyance to men as we age. The prostate produces most of the fluid that carr...
Sunday, April 13, 2025
It's a matter of balance
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Falls can have very serious consequences as we age. Every year more than 25 percent of adults 65 or older have a fall, and 3 million are tre...
Sunday, April 6, 2025
Is there calcium in my coronary arteries?
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For many decades, doctors have used the traditional coronary disease “risk factors” to predict an individual’s risk of developing heart atta...
Sunday, March 30, 2025
Oh, My Aching Back. Part 2: Chronic back pain
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About 20% of adults 20-59 and even more people 60 and over suffer from chronic back pain, pain that lasts 3 months or more and bothers you m...
Monday, March 24, 2025
Oh, my aching back. Part 1 - acute back pain
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Most of us have (or will have) experienced an acute lower back pain. Sometimes the cause is obvious – you unloaded six bags of loam from th...
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Monday, March 17, 2025
What price for "miracles," and who pays for them?
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There are now five drugs on the market to treat genetic disorders that are each priced at over $2 million. They have been approved by the F...
Sunday, March 9, 2025
Osteoporosis: could I have it?
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Osteoporosis, thin weak bones, is common in post-menopausal women and older men. While not fatal, it is a major risk for fractures and can s...
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