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When To Trust Your Doctor – And When You Shouldn’t

Written by Greg

My wife and I have been on the hunt to understand the cause of our youngest son’s so-called “first seizure.”  This eventually led us to meet with a pediatric neurologist to discuss the problem.  This experience helped remind me of the importance of knowing when to trust your doctor.  And perhaps more importantly, knowing when [...]

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Modern Medicine – Getting A Diagnosis For Kids

Written by Greg

Right now, our family is on the hunt to try understanding the reason our son suffered a so-called “first seizure.”  Part of this, in our minds at least, is looking at all the possible symptoms that could give clues as to the source of this problem.  Where this leaves us is questioning behaviors we had [...]

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Acknowledging The Importance Of Physical Activity On Health

Written by Greg

The end of the year brings the dreaded “open enrollment” period for many employees who participate in employer sponsored insurance plans.  This year, we learned that it’s possible to get credit back from at least one of our health care providers for certain fitness memberships.  It seems the importance of physical activity on overall health [...]

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Quantifying The Levels Of Consciousness

Written by Greg

Today I listened to a story on NPR about a Belgian man named Rom Houben, who had been in a coma for 23 years.  The
man had been diagnosed as being in a vegetative state, with no hope of recovery, and had been taken to the University of Liege to be part of a study on [...]

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Are Trampolines Safe For Kids?

Written by Greg

A few months ago, my neighbors bought a trampoline.  They have three kids, all near the ages of mine.  My boys had gone over to play, and came tearing back into the yard, yelling excitedly because the neighbors were going to have a trampoline, and they were invited to play on it.
Whenever.
They.
Want.
Uh Oh.
Are Trampolines Safe [...]

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5 Tips To Improve Mental Acuity

Written by Greg

A few days ago, I asked the readers how they felt about growing old.  One of the responses I received talked about not fearing aging, but not wanting to lose mental acuity.  I can related to that opinion, and in fact, share it.  Strongly.  If forced to choose between the two, [...]

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Why You Should Think Twice Before Taking Tamiflu

Written by Greg

I think we can agree that the H1N1 flu virus has garnered plenty of attention.  Fortunately, although its wreaking havoc and making many people ill, it appears some of the concerns about the lethality of the virus may have been overstated.  However, the possibility exists that we may be creating another problem along the way.

In many ways, [...]

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Will You Take The New Swine Flu Vaccine?

Written by Greg

The CDC is in the process of ramping up development of a new swine flu vaccine to combat the emerging threat of H1N1.  Having been officially classified as a pandemic, the swine flu virus has been described as spreading with “unprecedented speed” by the WHO.  This has prompted rapid action by leading health agencies, as [...]

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Comparing Two Popular Online Nutritional Calculators

Written by Greg

When I first started considering the impact of nutrition on my weight, I focused entirely on a combination of calories and fiber as the drivers for weight loss, with the idea that consuming less than 2500-calories and 25-grams of fiber in a day would lead to weight loss.  That formula has worked well for me, [...]

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Prevalence Of Celiac Disease On The Rise

Written by Greg

A recent study by the Mayo Clinic has uncovered the fact that the prevalence of celiac disease appears to be on the rise among the general population.  Celiac disease is a condition in which the body exhibits an immune response to gluten, thereby generating antibodies, which show up in blood tests.  A comparison of frozen [...]

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