If you’re under 65, you may not think you have to worry about dementia just yet. Unfortunately, that’s simply not true. Roughly, 200,000 Americans under the age of 65 have dementia. This [...]
Month: September 2013
Anesthesia doubles dementia risk
Surgery is always risky. No matter how you slice it (or how it slices you). And according to a new study, it’s not just the surgery itself you should worry about. The anesthesia poses its own set [...]
Statin drug causes amnesia in NASA physician-astronaut
Some health experts mistakenly portray foods that contain cholesterol–like eggs and red meat–as “heart attacks on a plate.” But this quip is far from the truth. A real danger to your [...]
More colonoscopy fraud
As I’ve said before, colonoscopy is one “routine” cancer-screening test you might not really need. Despite what some celebrities–and most doctors–say. Plus, it’s far too expensive. In [...]
The truth about cigarette taxes
As you probably know, I’m not a proponent of higher taxes. Including the ones disguised as public health policies. Like cigarette taxes. Lots of politicians advocate higher taxes on cigarettes as [...]
One size still doesn’t fit everyone
Yesterday, I explained how the one-size-fits-all approach doesn’t work when making supplement recommendations. This is especially true when talking about iron. I remember taking blood [...]
Great truth about dietary “supplements”
One of my readers recently asked a good question. She wanted to know how much of a popular dietary supplement she should take on a daily basis. Her question sounds simple enough. But it’s not. [...]