Category Archives: Health Notes

Health Notes- Want to live to 90? There’s different advice for men and women

Posted on April 11, 2019 by tomdwyer

How likely are you live to 90? Depends on your gender and body size By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Updated 5:45 PM ET, Tue January 29, 2019 Living to the ripe old age of 90 may depend on your body size … Continue reading →

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Health Notes- Your money or your life

Posted on March 13, 2019 by tomdwyer

The exponentially rising costs of prescription medication (and of course, health care in general) aren’t news to anyone, but an article called “One Third Of Uninsured Can’t Afford To Take Drugs As Prescribed” caught our attention this month. It prompted … Continue reading →

Posted in 2019 Mar, Health Notes, Newsletter Columns, Newsletters | Comments Off

Health Notes- Cure for cancer! Hooray! Maybe? Maybe not.

Posted on February 18, 2019 by tomdwyer

We were surprised with some unequivocally good news recently when Israeli scientists announced a cure for cancer! Clickbait covered the Intertubes as the news got out, but then the other shoe dropped. Other scientists from around the world chimed in … Continue reading →

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Health Notes- You can cut your cancer risk by eating organic

Posted on January 4, 2019 by tomdwyer

From Susan Scutti on CNN.com, Oct 2018 Click here for the original article You can protect yourself from cancer by eating organic, a new study suggests. Those who frequently eat organic foods lowered their overall risk of developing cancer, a … Continue reading →

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The Neuroscience of Pain

Posted on October 26, 2018 by tomdwyer

“Rate your pain on a scale of one to ten”. If you’ve never been asked that question you’re lucky, but most of the rest of us have heard it at least once. Vital signs such as blood pressure, respiratory rate, … Continue reading →

Posted in 2018 SepOct, Health Notes, Newsletter Columns | Comments Off

Health Notes- Why are we overweight? It’s not willpower…

Posted on September 5, 2018 by tomdwyer

This is an article from The Guardian so it references information from England, but as you’ll see the causes of obesity are worldwide… We’re in a new age of obesity. How did it happen? You’d be surprised. By George … Continue reading →

Posted in 2018 July-August, Health Notes, Newsletter Columns, Newsletters, Uncategorized | Tagged junk food, obese, overweight, sugar, weight | Comments Off

Health Notes- We’re so sorry, but you just aren’t worth curing

Posted on May 30, 2018 by tomdwyer

You remember Goldman Sachs… they’re the multibillion dollar investment bank we taxpayers cured with a $10 billion injection during the financial crisis they helped cause. That was a teachable moment, but they apparently didn’t learn the lesson. In a recent … Continue reading →

Posted in 2018 June, Health Notes, Newsletter Columns, Newsletters | Tagged expensive, Goldman Sachs, health care, medical, single payer | Comments Off

Health Notes for Feb-Mar 2018

Posted on March 28, 2018 by tomdwyer

Mind-Blowing Medical Technologies Technology is exploding all around us, but few arenas are as bulging with technological innovation as Health Care. New science leads to new technologies, fueled by both the money in health research and our desire to live … Continue reading →

Posted in 2018 Feb-Mar NL, Health Notes, Newsletter Columns, Newsletters | Tagged alzheimers, bioprinter, blindness, cochlear, cutting edge, health care, Health Notes, macular, medical, prosthetic, spinach, technology | Comments Off

Health Notes- Nothing Is More Important Than YOUR Health!

Posted on January 3, 2018 by tomdwyer

Why have a “Health” column in an auto shop newsletter? Because YOU are the most important part of your vehicle, so keeping your vehicle “safe, breakdown-free, and operating at its best” starts with YOU. It turns out that Health is … Continue reading →

Posted in 2017 Dec-Jan, Health Notes, Newsletter Columns, Newsletters | Tagged anniversaries, anniversary, health, medical, medical technology, technology | Comments Off

Health Notes- The Health effects of Anniversaries

Posted on November 17, 2017 by tomdwyer

Did you know that anniversaries can impact your health? The observance of events from days gone by can have real ramifications today. For good and bad, we found several studies documenting how our past reaches out to grab our present… … Continue reading →