21 Sep, 2018

There are a number of DNA testing companies which can screen for anything from cancer to rare diseases.  The latest to launch is a company called GenoPalate which actually tells you what you should and shouldn’t eat, including which vitamins will help you the most.  The service was started by molecular biologist Sherry Zhang who focused on obesity and metabolic health prior to founding GenoPalate, which analyzes more than 100 different nutrition biomarkers.

20 Sep, 2018

The United States Senate yesterday approved a $425 million increase in the fiscal year 2019 budget for federal Alzheimer’s research funding at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).  Thanks to everyone who lobbied their Senators, it has been a long haul!

19 Sep, 2018

If you are a healthy older person taking a low-dose aspirin every day, you may be doing yourself more harm than good.  A new study which was published in the New England Journal of Medicine found taking aspirin had no impact on prolonging life but it also showed a higher rate of suffering from a major hemorrhage.  The study was large (19,000 seniors) and took place over a four-year span starting in 2010.  Researchers said the results don’t apply to people prescribed low-dose aspirin after

18 Sep, 2018

National drugstore chain CVS Health announced plans to offer a telemedicine app allowing you to geht healthcare on the go.  The telemedicine service will be offered for diagnosis of conditions such as colds and flu, skin issues and general wellness issues.  The video service will cost $59 per visit.  https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2018/08/08/cvs-minuteclinic-telemedicine-telehealth/928004002/

17 Sep, 2018

Apple unveiled its most recent iPhone and Apple Watch and the latter is looking more like a medical device, adding new heart-monitoring and fall detection apps.  The latest version of the Apple Watch has electrodes and sensors that turn it into an electrocardiogram to measure a heart’s electrical activity and detect heart problems.  The new EKG app could help catch silent killers like a heart-rhythm disorder known as atrial fibrillation that is missed in many patients who don’t have symptoms.

15 Sep, 2018

The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that 18.1 million new cases of cancer will develop this year, and 10 million people will die from some type of cancer.  The statistics are bleak.  1 in 5 men will develop cancer during their lifetime, a higher rate than 1 in 6 which is the rate for women.  Lung, breast and colorectal cancer are the top three types of cancer and are responsible for a third of new cancer cases and deaths.  An aging population is one reason for the rise in cancer, and the