Health Update – seeing the lymphoma guru today
It's my six month check-up. No CAT scan, just bloodwork. Will write about it tonight.
Tom Faranda
Exercise and older adults
From the NY Times. A very good article with useful links Personal Health – Exercise Guidelines for the Elderly – Personal Health – Jane Brody – NYTimes.com Fact: Every hour of every day, 330 Americans turn 60. Fact: By 2030, one in five Americans will be older than 65. Fact: The number of people over … Read more
Charitable giving in 2007
Even with the hysteria, about bad economy, recession, blah, blah, blah, charitable giving reached record heights last year, topping 300 billion. Despite Economic Dip, Giving Rose in 2007 – washingtonpost.com In overall U.S. charitable giving, religious congregations received the biggest windfall from donors, the Giving USA study found. Religious groups collected $102 billon, or one-third of … Read more
Good article on managing cancer.
Like the prior posting, this is an article from the always excellent NY Times Health and fitness section. Since my lymphoma oncologist Dr. Zelenetz says I am in remission, but probably not cured, I suppose I am in a smiilar position to the people in this article. Personal Health – Cancer as a Disease, Not a Death … Read more
Russert’s death, and predicting sudden heart attack risk.
There's been lots of coverage and discussion of sudden death from heart attack in the days since Tim Russert's death. Here are two articles from yesterday's NY Times – A Search for Answers in Russert’s Death – NYTimes.com …Dr. Newman added, most people would rather focus on their LDL cholesterol, instead of taking measures to … Read more
More on Tim Russert’s death
I posted yesterday, which included a link to Tom Brokaw's announcement …Tom Faranda's Folly: Tim Russert Here's the up to date report on his death, as well as tributes – Journalist Revitalized Washington Talk Shows Russert's internist, Michael A. Newman, told MSNBC that an autopsy showed the journalist had an enlarged heart and that cholesterol … Read more
Tim Russert
Suddenly gone at 58. What a pity. One of the few television journalists who (mostly) didn't let his personal opinions seep into his reporting and interviewing. And he was a good interviewer, asking hard questions but then giving his guests the chance to respond. Here is Tom Brokaw, barely able to keep his emotions in check, … Read more
Life expectancy in the United States continues to rise
A little girl born today can expect to live past eighty, while a little boy makes it past 75. This is a neat article – Life Expectancy Hits Record High in United States – washingtonpost.com Americans' life expectancy reached a record high of 78.1 years in 2006, with disparities among ethnic groups and between the … Read more
Here’s a pleasant posting: What percent of New Yorkers have genital herpes?
How the heck did they come up with this stat? They said they did a survey, but good heavens, how accurate can it be? The NYC Health Department "did door to door interviews and in-person medical exams…" Huh? I guess the vast free NYC conodom giveaways don't seem to have helped much, eh? Although I suppose … Read more
My Fairfield U. 35th (YIKES) Anniversary Reunion
Oh my God. Seems like only yesterday, etc, etc. Brigid and I went up for the dinner which is given at five year intervals for the grads on their 5th, 10th, etc anniversaries of graduating. I’ve no doubt that this year there was less attendance across the board for all years, then in past years. … Read more