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Paula and I are celebrating our 28th wedding anniversary today. Yep, the photo is our wedding picture from 1990—a couple of crazy kids (in their late 30s) vowing to tackle life together. It’s been a great experience, through more good times than not. In the movie As Good as It Gets, Jack Nicholson says one […]
Tin, aluminum, lead, and zinc: those are the metals that were found in the aerosol generated by various e-cigarette devices in a recently published study. Sounds like exactly what you want to inhale deep into your lungs, right? Researchers in Maryland recruited volunteer vapers to test the liquid in the tank, the aerosol, and the […]
Over the past few years, concern has grown about the relationship between heart disease and calcium intake. A couple of studies have shown a possible association between calcium intake and cardiovascular disease. In an article also published this month in the Journal of Women’s Health (1), two clinicians reported on a number of studies including […]
The paper I’ve been using as a primary source for this week’s Memos is titled “Sex Differences in Ischemic Heart Disease. Advances, Obstacles, and Next Steps”; the purpose of this paper is to provide the current state of the science to clinicians when it comes to preventing and treating heart disease in women. A team […]
The paper I referred to in Tuesday’s Memo provided a list of emerging risk factors for heart disease that apply only to women. But first, I wanted to define exactly what a risk factor is and what it means. As defined by the World Health Organization, a risk factor is any attribute, characteristic, or exposure […]
February was declared American Heart Month by President Lyndon Johnson in December 1963. As I’m searching the recent research in preparing to update the Women’s Heart Health audio, I’ve found new research on women’s hearts. I’m not ignoring men, but the research on women has lagged behind what we know about the risk of heart […]
Beer, wine, hard cider, whiskey, vodka, bourbon—that’s a partial list of alcohol-based drinks we consume. The amount of alcohol that’s recommended is no more than two drinks per day for men and one drink per day for women. Many people exceed that amount on a regular basis. While alcohol, especially wine, has some reported health […]
The next category of foods that you could give up for Lent is salt and sodium. Why do I mention both? Because they’re not exactly the same thing. Salt is sodium-chloride, a one to one proportion of sodium and chloride; sodium is just sodium. The typical American takes in over three grams or 3,000 mg […]
Today is Mardi Gras—in case anyone doesn’t know, Fat Tuesday is the literal meaning of the French term. It’s the final celebration before the period of Lent that culminates in Easter Sunday. Many Christians use this time to give up something they enjoy as a sacrifice. The idea is to reflect and focus on our […]
Complicated issues require complex solutions and the rise in maternal mortality rate (MMR) is complicated. Public healthcare policy and access to quality pre- and post-natal care is not directly in our hands; legislative public heath policies take time and not everyone agrees on what should be done. But a mother’s health is in her hands […]
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