Health experts have gone back and forth in the last decade on the wisdom using hormones to fend off some of the unpleasantries of menopause. Now comes New York Times health columnist Jane Brody with the latest take: “the benefits of short-term hormone treatment to control life-disrupting menopausal symptoms outweigh […]
Author: Art Jahnke
Study Finds Best Paths To Pain Relief Without Drugs
No, the pharmaceutical industry did not approve this message: there are several ways to relieve various aches and pains that don’t involve medication. We know this because researchers at the National Center for Complementary and Integrated Health (NCCIH) recently reviewed evidence from clinical trials published from 1966 through March 2016 of […]
Too Fat? Your Doctor Won’t Tell You
Think you might be a bit too fat? How about way too fat? Don’t wait for your doctor to tell you. A recent study by researchers at the University of Rochester found that less than half of all adults with BMIs in obese territory were told by their doctors that […]
More Evidence that Exercise Cuts Heart Disease
As if we needed more evidence that exercise is good for our hearts, Finnish researchers have concluded that exercise cuts the risk of heart disease. Even for older people. Yes, a lot. HealthDay reports that researchers at the University of Oulu tracked the health outcomes of almost 2,500 people 65 and […]
What Is the Season of Divorce?
Good question. In fact, there are two seasons of divorce: March and August, the periods following winter and summer vacations.  We know that because researchers at the University of Washington analyzed divorce filings in Washington state between 2001 and 2015. A U of Washington news release reports that the findings suggest that […]
Standing Desks Lower Body Mass Index
OK, the research was done with elementary school kids, not adults, but the findings are worth thinking about: kids who used standing desks for two years had significantly lower BMIs than kids who sat all day. A Texas A&M news release reports that researchers at the school outfitted four classrooms […]
Dogs Prefer Praise Over Food, Sometimes
Think your dog likes food? Try praising her. Then try praising her for not liking food as much as she likes praise. Researchers at Emory University recently set out to determine which dogs like more: food or praise. An Emory news release reports that the researchers first trained the dogs to […]
Unhappy At Work Can Mean Unhealthy At Home
Taking this job and shoving it may be good for your health–if you really hate the job to begin with. Researchers at Ohio  State University are convinced that job satisfaction in your late 20s and 30s has a real influence on overall health in your early 40s. How do they […]
Toe Tapping Keeps Legs Healthy
Fidgeting feet may be the key to healthy legs, if researchers at the University of Missouri have got things right. A U of Missouri news release reports that researchers at the medical school compared the leg vascular function of 11 healthy young men and women before and after three hours of […]
Too Hot For The Olympics?
Enjoy the summer Olympics, because by 2085 the earth’s climate will be so hot that very few cities will be able to host them. That’s the verdict from researchers at the University of California in Berkeley, who examined the viability of future Olympics sites based on a measurement that combines temperature, […]