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Ken Burns, Katie Couric to Tackle Cancer, ‘Emperor of All Maladies’

Posted on 06/4/2013 by | News, Culture, Sights and Sounds | Comments

Bulletin Today | Entertainment | Personal HealthHe’s taken on the Civil War, baseball and jazz. Now, spurred by a personal tragedy, America’s foremost documentarian is tackling cancer. According to the Associated Press, Ken Burns will collaborate with Siddhartha Mukherjee to bring the author’s book The Emperor of All Maladies to PBS in spring 2015. The film is scheduled to run for six hours, over three nights. Burns’ mother was diagnosed with breast cancer when he was 3, and she died 8 years later. “There was never …

Michael Douglas: Did He Say Oral Sex Caused His Cancer?

Posted on 06/3/2013 by | Personal Health and Well-being | Comments

Bulletin Today | Personal HealthWow, talk about an oral debate: Did outspoken actor Michael Douglas really say his throat cancer was caused by performing oral sex on a woman with a sexually transmitted disease? And more important, is he right that it can? Now that Douglas’ frank interview with Britain’s Guardian newspaper has gone viral, cooler heads (translation: the actor’s appalled publicity people) have said he was just misunderstood, reports the Associated Press. But maybe we should thank the actor for bringing up a …

Lou Reed’s New Liver Sparks Old Debate About Transplants

Posted on 06/3/2013 by | Personal Health and Well-being | Comments

Bulletin Today | Personal HealthHow do you feel about an aging rock icon, who spent his youth wrecking his liver with booze and drugs, being able to get a new liver at age 71? Is it right, considering that there are far more people on the organ-transplant list than there are donors? How about if this same rocker has mended his ways and been a pillar of health since he was in his 40s? Does that change things? The news that singer-songwriter-guitarist Lou Reed …

Fix the Flaw: How to Get Fit Arms After 50

Posted on 06/3/2013 by | Best of Everything After 50 | Comments

Personal Health | Your LifeAfter we turn 50, it isn’t unusual to get a bit out of shape. Too many of us, though, think that certain parts of our bodies are just supposed to be less toned, and not as strong. But it doesn’t have to be that way. There are simple things we can do to get our bodies back . . . one area at a time. I’ve started a new series for the AARP YouTube Channel which will focus on all …

Could That ‘Star Trek’ Gadget Soon Be Diagnosing You?

Posted on 05/30/2013 by | Who's News | Comments

Bulletin Today | Personal Health | TechnologyIf you’re a fan of the original Star Trek TV series and its myriad spin-offs, you may remember the medical tricorder — a futuristic gadget with special handheld sensors that the Enterprise’s intrepid crew used to check the vital signs of an injured or sick person. Pretty amazing, huh? Wouldn’t it be cool to actually have a gizmo like that to monitor your vital signs? Well, there’s a good chance that a real-life version of the Star Trek device will be available …

New Hospital Rules Could Save You From Deadly Infections

Posted on 05/30/2013 by | General News | Comments

Bulletin Today | health care | Personal Health | Your LifeBy Lindsey Tanner, Medical Writer, The Associated Press Infections in U.S. hospitals kill tens of thousands of people each year, and many institutions fight back by screening new patients to see if they carry a dangerous germ, and isolating those who do. But a big study suggests a far more effective approach: Decontaminating every patient in intensive care. Washing everyone with antiseptic wipes and giving them antibiotic nose ointment reduced bloodstream infections dramatically in the study at more than 40 …

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