Dr. Matthew Edlund, MD, MOH
Europe’s medieval cathedrals were built without any true understanding of what kept them aloft. They still stand. And people can restore their health and regenerate their bodies without complete knowledge of how the process works.
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Dr. Matthew Edlund, MD, MOH
Privacy is dead—so we hear. Somewhere on the Net lies all the data on you ever uploaded. And according to the Department of Health and Human Services, 18 million people between 2009 and 2011 were probably affected by health record breaches.
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Dr. Matthew Edlund, MD, MOH
Found in: Longevity, Exercise & Fitness
Humans evolved to walk. We walk across mountains, deserts, high plains and shopping malls. And the faster we walk, the longer we appear to survive. How fast does it take to outpace the grim reaper? Australian researchers have a number—3 miles per hour.
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Found in: Cancer
Research shows that ethnic minorities are more likely to develop cancer and die from it, but are historically underrepresented in clinical trials. As part of lung cancer awareness month, a frequent speaker on health issues provides his take.
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Editorial Staff
Found in: Vision
Awareness of Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) is important, because the condition deteriorates central vision, affecting everything from seeing faces clearly to literally having a large “blind spot” in the center of your vision.
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Found in: Women's Health
Leaking small amounts of urine when you do little things like laugh, sneeze or get up quickly are symptoms of stress urinary incontinence (SUI). Leaks happen when the urethra doesn’t get enough support or isn’t able to close properly.
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Dr. Matthew Edlund, MD, MOH
Found in: Exercise & Fitness, Diet & Nutrition
Fat. The word sounds simple. And for many years, fat did seem to be a fairly simple biological proposition. Not anymore. New information demonstrates just how important this much-maligned substance actually is to human life.
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Dr. Matthew Edlund, MD, MOH
Two new breakthroughs, one at Columbia, the other at Harvard, have been announced in Alzheimer’s research. Will this new information save us from the huge costs of Alzheimer’s? Not for a lot longer than we need. And we can’t wait.
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Dr. Matthew Edlund, MD, MOH
Found in: Sleep and Rest, Diabetes
Much of the blame for our increasing diabetes numbers is placed on our national obesity epidemic. But many of the “causes” of Type II diabetes are not clear cut. Here’s one you may not be aware of: sleeping less.
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Dr. Matthew Edlund, MD, MOH
Found in: Diet & Nutrition
Food changes gene expression—directly. Eat a bowl of rice and you can turn off genes controlling cholesterol synthesis. Other foods affect us in different and surprising ways. You’ve been eating genetic information—probably all your life.
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