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
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
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
This is crazy. Saw a discussion on TV this morning while I was in the gym. FOXNews.com – Critics Slam Boston Doctor Who Offers Sex Change Treatment to Kids – Health News | Current Health News | Medica… Dr. Norman Spack, a pediatric specialist at the hospital, has launched a clinic for transgendered kids — … Read more
Fascinating and amazing. Print and read the whole thing- it’s only a little bit more then three pages. A Child, a Bizarre Tumor and a Perilous Operation – New York Times PHOENIX — Three-year-old Grace Webster perches on the operating table, tiny and cold, covered only by a diaper and her sandy-blond Raggedy Ann hair. … Read more
Evidently not. The NY Times consistently has the best health and fitness features … Benefits of Exercise – Medicine and Health – Jane Brody – New York Times “The single thing that comes close to a magic bullet, in terms of its strong and universal benefits, is exercise,” Frank Hu, epidemiologist at the Harvard School … Read more
When I was in Sloan for my high dose chemo and stem cell transplant I met a guy in his early twenties with a T-cell lymphoma. I have often wondered how he’s made out. A Lifetime of Undying Devotion To a Life Tragically Cut Short – washingtonpost.com
Bigger stretchers, etc. Increasing Obesity Requires New Ambulance Equipment – New York Times The department’s gurneys could not adequately support the patients’ weight, and the department had to pay a private ambulance company. Last fall, the department bought three gurneys that can hold patients weighing up to 600 pounds, about twice the holding capacity of … Read more
This is new from the AHA – American Heart Association – Hands-Only CPR – Home When an adult has a sudden cardiac arrest, his or her survival depends greatly on immediately getting CPR from someone nearby. Unfortunately, less than 1/3 of those people who experience a cardiac arrest at home, work or in a public … Read more
Short posting on the NY Times health blog – Prayer, Faith and Doctors – Well – Tara Parker-Pope – Health – New York Times Blog Several doctors I spoke with were religious before they became patients, but they were admittedly even more so once they faced serious illness. Others changed more dramatically. “Patients used to … Read more