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Category: Wellness
Israel aims to lure back scientists, reverse "brain drain"
Israel is taking a step to reverse the trend of academic professionals leaving the country to work abroad: the government just announced a $350 million …
Tips for not losing sleep over daylight-saving time
For those of us who are sleep deprived (which apparently is the majority of Americans), the most dreaded time of year is quickly approaching: daylight-saving …
The Sixth Taste: Australian researchers find that taste buds may play a role in obesity
I may eat fast, but I definitely stop at fatty foods (unless said fatty foods are cleverly disguised as delicious Tartine morning buns). In fact, …
Vitamin D and the body's immune system
Wondering what to eat for dinner tonight? Perhaps you should put salmon or other vitamin-D-rich fish such as herring or mackerel on your short list. …
National poll reveals sleep disorders, use of sleeping aids among ethnic groups
The National Sleep Foundation released its annual "Sleep in America Poll" this morning and, this year, the report explored the sleep habits of various ethnic …
Do local hospitals benefit when joining a larger medical center?
Kevin Pho, MD, today discusses partnerships between smaller, local hospitals and large (often academic) medical centers. He offers up the (fairly) recent oncology partnership between …
Soluble fiber may boost your immune system
To know me is to know my borderline addiction to oatmeal: There's just something about a piping hot bowl of oats that soothes my surly …
Studying ways to combat mental decline in aging
The NIH recently announced that the Research Partnership in Cognitive Aging, a collaboration between the National Institute on Aging and the McKnight Brain Research Foundation, …
Interactive chart aims to illustrate evidence available for health supplements
If, like me, you wonder about the seemingly constant and occasionally conflicting studies about health supplements, then check out this interactive chart from Information is …
Ain't no cure for the muscle-cramp blues: The sun slowly sets on quinine
On June 8, 1962 - the ninth anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's coronation - Commander Walter Edward Whitehead, the bearded pitchman for Schweppes quinine water, …
Why eating slowly may cut calories
My fiancée often tells me I eat way too fast. Maybe I do so because I've always privately admired the great white shark's ability to …
Acupuncture shown to be effective in treating depression during pregnancy
I've previously written about a bout of depression I experienced before the birth of my first daughter. My dark period, as I like to call …
Researchers say: Don't work your brain when you're trying to go to sleep
Clinical Cases and Images links today to a New York Times column you may have missed during the long President's Day weekend. It discusses a …
ECT for depression – not so shocking
I grew up in the era of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, the film that portrays electroshock therapy as a form of torture practiced …
Do "Blue Zones" hold the secrets to aging well?
Clinical Cases and Images today links to a TED talk from author/producer/cyclist Dan Buettner. During the presentation Buettner discusses the world's five "Blue Zones," regions …