Category: Daily Dispatch
A snippet from your friendly urologist
In a large, new study, researchers link vasectomy with an increased risk of high-grade and lethal prostate cancer. Of course, I often tell you the majority of prostate cancers are incidental, [...]
Sisters’ seven simple secrets to heathy aging
Yesterday, I told you about a brand new study showing that men and women who first developed high blood pressure in their 80s and 90s reduced their risk of dementia by up to 55 percent. But how [...]
This new dementia study will shock you
The French have a saying, “La plus ca change, la plus c’est la meme chose.” Roughly translated, it means, “the more things change, the more they stay the same.” In the medical profession, I find [...]
Governments waste more money on an old idea for treatment
In this country, we spend ridiculous amounts of money developing new vaccines that don’t seem to have any real scientific standards. Case in point, the flu vaccine and the HPV vaccines. Even [...]
Here’s what we can learn from honeybees
As you may know, honeybee colonies are dying out in large numbers. In the United States alone, more than 25 percent of the honeybee population has disappeared since 1990. Scientists call this [...]
Too many labs, not enough safety
Yesterday, I explained why the series of disturbing safety breaches at top-notch U.S. research labs shouldn’t surprise anyone. Since 2004, the number of labs authorized to handle the world’s [...]
Are we in store for more CDC safety breaches?
You may have heard the news last month about a series of disturbing safety lapses at several of the country’s most highly secure research labs. These top-notch labs dangerously mishandled any [...]
Celebrate these 6 benefits of growing older
Yesterday, I told you about the incredible Benjamin Button jellyfish. It ages in reverse. And it may hold the secret to immortality. But, as I said yesterday, I don’t know that I would want to [...]
Is this simple jellyfish a real anti-aging miracle?
I often warn you to be wary of products promising anti-aging miracles. These sorts of “magic bullets” just don’t exist. But I may have to amend my view in one regard. About a year ago, I came [...]