Anti-aging pill for dogs? Yes, that’s right. According to BuzzFeed News, some people are getting their vets to prescribe rapamycin for their dogs. Rapamycin is a drug that has been around a...
Diane Archer
To save money, calories and your teeth, stay away from sports...
Given all the ads promoting Gatorade and other sports drinks, it’s easy to believe sports drinks deliver special benefits. Based on the research, it appears you can save money, calories and...
Music: Could it be medicine for the mind and body?
Some people relax to Mozart and others to the Mamas and the Papas. Whatever your beat, music may improve your well-being. Several studies suggest that it may be medicine for the mind and body...
Death rate up in U.S., though fewer dying of cancer
New CDC data show that the death rate is up in the U.S in 2015 to almost 2.6 million. The number of deaths (age-adjusted) rose from 723.2 deaths in 2014 to 729.5 per 100,000 last year. With the...
Link between hospital boards and quality of care
Quality of care in U.S. hospitals remains a serious concern. A good number of hospitals do not follow evidence-based practices a lot of the time. The data suggests a link between hospital boards...
Support Social Security to reduce risk of recession: Larry...
In a recent talk for the Brookings Institute’s Hamilton Project and a subsequent opinion piece in the Washington Post, Lawrence Summers speaks to how to address the real risk (better than 50-50...
Medical error: Third leading cause of death
Sixteen years ago, the Institute of Medicine Committee on the Quality of Health Care in America issued a blockbuster report highlighting the numerous opportunities for error in our complex health...
Most Americans favor Medicare for all
Most Americans favor Bernie Sanders’ “Medicare for all” proposal, according to a new Gallup poll. Indeed, nearly six in ten Americans support a single-payer health care system for...
Drug charity programs help drug company profits
As drug prices continue to escalate way faster than inflation, an increasing number of people are hard-pressed to pay for their medications–even when they have insurance. Insurers keep premiums...
FDA requires companies to show amount of added sugars in...
For the first time since nutrition labels appeared on processed foods back in 1994, these labels will have a new look and improved nutrition information. Among other things, the Food and Drug...