Gloom and doom over the "tsunami" of baby boomers that is going to overwhelm everything from health care to the swimming pool is in the news daily. In fact, I'm getting pretty sick of being associated with a tsunami, but I'd better get used to it. When a phrase gets picked up that is dramatic and rolls of the tongue like that, it's not going to leave headlines anytime soon. Read full post:...

A press release on pharmalive.com is intriguing. Titled "Alzheimer's Drug Research: What if the Major Drug Companies Are Betting on the Wrong Horse?" this release focuses on alternative theories to the generally accepted ideas about what causes Alzheimer's disease. The company featured in this release is a small biotech firm, Anavex, which is working developing a product to fight oxidative stress i...

A Dutch study has shown promising results in increasing the quality of life for people with Alzheimer's. MSNBC.com reported on the study in an article titled "Bright lights slow dementia patients' decline." The Dutch study also used the hormone melatonin, which has been shown to help the body regulate sleep cycles. In this study, the combination of the two - lights and melatonin - showed as much im...

Many people would like to have genetic testing done. Whether their family history includes breast cancer, Parkinson's disease, early on-set Alzheimer's disease or any of a number of other illnesses that may have genetic roots, it can often be good to know if you are, or are not, at risk. Read full post:...

During my pregnancies in the late 70s,  it was determined by some researchers that if a woman drank anything with caffeine, her child would be born with 12 toes among other horrifying defects. This was the day of the earth mother. We were also  told we were bad mothers if we had any... Read full post:...