The Advent of Public Health During the first half of the 1800s, something extraordinary happened. Carried along trade routes and with the movement of troops, the world truly unified, but not in a good way. Bacteria, viruses, and parasites traveled easily and frequently, bringing successive epidemics of plague, yellow fever, and cholera across...
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In the United States, four out of ten people will have cancer in their lifetimes. [1] Worldwide, the figures are a little better, “about 1 in 5 people develop cancer in their lifetime, approximately 1 in 9 men and 1 in 12 women die from the disease.” As the American Cancer Society notes, lifestyle, environmental factors and family history can...
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Did you know that London taxi drivers take a test called the “Knowledge Exam” in order to obtain a license to drive a taxi? It’s been a requirement for London taxi drivers since 1865. According to the official website: “London’s taxi service is the best in the world, in part because our cab drivers know the quickest...
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Brain health, what is it? A recent study using the data from the United Kingdom (UK) Biobank Research Study that can give clues as to ways to keep brains functioning like a well tuned automobile. What is the UK Biobank Research Study? Between 2006 and 2010, the UK Biobank Research Study recruited half a million (500,000) participants aged 40 to 69....
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Clang, clang, clang…I didn’t set that alarm…what’s going on? I don’t know if I said that, or thought it but in the fog that is 2 in the morning, I didn’t know what I was hearing. The ringing didn’t stop. “Oh, it’s the phone! Oh, yeah!” I said, fumbling at my bedside for the phone....
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