Lethal Fungus From Trees A deadly airborne fungus has emerged in the Pacific Northwest. So far, more than 50 people (ages 15 through 95) in the US are known to have contracted the so-called killer fungus, Cryptococcus gattii. 10 of them, an alarmingly high 20%, have died from it. Experts anticipate more cases as C. [...]
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Work stress is a common culprit for causing heart problems; making fun of this well known trigger is a grand pastime…one of my favorite episodes of Seinfeld shows George’s father shouting “Serenity now!” instead of getting angry. While I laugh at such ironic absurdity, it highlights the researched back notion that there is a very fine [...]
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Want to give yourself a better chance of avoiding Alzheimer’s disease? Get your eyes checked. New research reveals that treating vision problems can actually reduce the risk for certain types of dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease. Seeds for this study were planted with information from the Aging, Demographics, and Memory Study, when University of Michigan researchers [...]
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When I was in high school, I wanted to take a class in Transcendental Meditation but it was prohibitively expensive. A friend who did enroll in the program told me that it was all built upon repetition of a secret word that would lead to an enlightened state… and, maddeningly, she wouldn’t reveal the word! [...]
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