Your mother was right There are 5.6 million Americans with Alzheimer’s type memory loss. The disease has a variable course, and the ambiguity can be agonizing. Those identified at an early stage face the decision to take intravenous antibody drugs at great...
Not so fast buddy. The “good” HDL hypothesis came from the Framingham heart study. It would be the second from smallest particle in the picture above. It identified Low Density Lipoprotein as a risk for heart disease. The citizens of Framingham smoked, drank, consumed...
By Dr. James Katz, MD, MPH Just When You Thought you Could Go Outside — It’s Lyme Disease Season 2023! Recently, three significant articles were published confirming the safety and effectiveness of permethrin treated clothing against Lyme disease. A two year study in...
The annual influenza epidemic begins in the southern hemisphere and works its way north. It enters the USA in the southern and western states. The CDC uses reports from Australia to monitor the type and severity of each year’s incursion in the southern hemisphere....
More Sleep, More Sex, More Refreshed Sleep is part of a 24-hour cycle: this essay concentrates on the period from dinner to help you get a full night’s sleep. At dinner, eat foods that are easy to digest! Lying in bed with your intestines wrestling with a high cuisine...
Main Image credit: Sumanley xulx from Pixabay Dear John, It has been three weeks since the first report of the omicron variant. The newspapers are filled with headlines with contradictory information. If you feel confused, you are not alone. What should one do about...
Delta is Hunting You and Your Children Ins and Outs of Booster Shots Winter is coming. People will spend more time indoors, and the opportunity to spread Covid-19 is greater. Among the unvaccinated, the Delta variant is turning this into a massacre. Vaccination is...
Seven Minutes a Day is All It Takes To save money, save your teeth, and preserve your health. By Dr. James Katz, MD, MPH Inflammation of the gums is associated with heart disease, stroke, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, and pneumonia. DNA from oral bacteria have been...
Modifying the Rink Works; Masks on the Players Does Not The governors of Massachusetts, Vermont, Maine, Minnesota, and other states have closed indoor ice rinks due to because they are COVID infection sites. Community skating rinks are designed to keep a slab of ice...
Statins Prevent Coronavirus Infection Complications The statin drugs, such as Lipitor, Crestor, etc. reduce the severity of SARS-COV-2 (coronavirus) infections. In three separate studies, one in Malaysia and two at the University of California at San Diego, early...
The longer we study vitamin D, the more benefits we find. Below is a chart of diseases affected by Vitamin D (the degree of influence is decidedly optimistic.) Does Vitamin D Reduce the Risks of COVID-19? In a study of nine countries published online, those with low...
Not Needing the Dentist is the Best Strategy This series is how to brush teeth, keep gums healthy, and avoid cavities. A good idea in any era, but more necessary now when dental care is less available due to COVID. Better oral health decreases heart disease, stroke,...