April 18, 2006

The Skinny on Longevity

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It’s been known for some time that skinny rats live longer than fat rats. They have to be extremely svelte for this effect to kick in: labor...
April 06, 2006

Newsweek Interview

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Here's an interview Newsweek did a few days ago.
March 29, 2006

Adding Life to Years

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The latest statistics on life expectancy were released by the National Center for Health Statistics in January, 2006 and they show continued...
March 14, 2006

Break a Leg?

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Sometimes I wonder what disease will get me in the end: statistically speaking, it’s a toss up between cancer and heart disease. But I worry...
March 09, 2006

How Much will Medical Care Cost After Retirement?

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Fidelity Investments just released a report estimating what the average 65-year old couple can expect to pay in medical expenses during the...
February 22, 2006

The New Presidential Ethics Commission Report

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You may never have heard of a national bioethics commission. At best, such commissions can perform a valuable synthetic function, summarizin...
February 14, 2006

The Medicare Cuts

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Last week, President Bush released his proposed budget for 2007, which included $36 billion cuts in Medicare spending over 5 years. The resp...
February 01, 2006

Americans, Alzheimer’s, and Aricept

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According to the drug company giant Pfizer, 2.4 million Americans have taken donepezil (Aricept) since it was approved by the Food and Drug ...
January 24, 2006

Does Exercise Prevent Dementia?

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We would all like to believe that if only we eat well and exercise regularly, we will remain vigorous well into our eighties and perhaps our...
January 18, 2006

The Supreme Court and Physician-Assisted Suicide

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The good news is that the Supreme Court just ruled 6-3 that the U.S. Attorney General has no business trying to prevent Oregon from implemen...