To halt the continuing and medically expensive march of obesity, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has taken a step that other politicians are afraid to even mention: he has proposed a ban on the sale of large sodas and other sugary drinks at restaurants, movie theaters and street carts. The […]
Author: Art Jahnke
Man, Woman, Sexual Dissatisfaction: A Survey
Most people assume that men in long-term relationships want more sex than they get; and most people are right. What they’re wrong about is the assumption that women in long-term relationships want less sex than they get. In fact, they want more too. What’s going on here? Tara Parker-Pope reports […]
Study: Marijuana Effective Treatment for Chronic Pain
Don’t bogart that joint. Pass it over to someone who lives with chronic neuropathic pain. That’s the advice from researchers at McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) and McGill University, who conducted a randomized controlled trial to investigate the analgesic effect of inhaled cannabis in 21 people with chronic neuropathic pain. […]
Nearly 5 Percent of Boomers Still Dopers
A good number of those who were schooled in the sixties and seventies have been slow, to be polite, to jump on the Just Say No wagon, according federally funded research conducted by the Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse: Treatment and Research at the University of Miami Miller School […]
New York Times’ Users’ Guide to Medical Tests
The New York Times offers up a hypochondriac’s dream –and a responsible person’s roadmap to medical tests for six conditions that we all hope we never face. Tests for colon cancer, heart problems, hip problems, diabetes, obesity and asthma are all put to the test here, and the Times tells […]
Why Do Muscles Twitch After a Workout?
Why do muscles twitch after a workout? The short answer, according to the LA Times, is lots of reasons. Want more specifics? The Times puts the question to Dr. John Su, a sports medicine physician at UCLA, who says twitching could be caused by insufficient energy in the muscles. According […]
Why Steroids Weaken Bones
For years, doctors have known that steroids, such as cortisone, can leave bones weaker than they found them. Now they know why. The America Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) reports that scientists have long suspected that steroids interfere with the process of bone remodeling, in which cells called […]