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By Don Campbell, University of Toronto, Futurity.org -
It's difficult to know what to do for a loved one in the end stages of a terminal illness. Certainly, palliative care is often very effective, and it's the preferred approach for almost everyone who is dying in pain. But for some, palliative care isn't enough. Four states - Montana, Oregon, Vermont… -
Recently, I wrote about New Year's resolutions and that, among those 50 years and older with resolutions, 25% are working on health/fitness goals--the largest category by far. We've found this focus on health and fitness in a variety of other research too. For example, AARP research shows that when… -
So it seems Japan-based Mt. Gox, the largest exchange for bitcoins, the virtual-currency released in 2009 by an anonymous creator, got ripped off by hackers. While we may not actually know the total amount taken, it may be large enough to push the company into bankruptcy. -
For many of us, Harold Ramis will always be Dr. Egon Spengler, the wild-haired, intensely serious paranormal researcher in the 1984 comedy classic Ghostbusters. With his bizarre, faux-scientific mumbo-jumbo, it was Ramis' character who provided the perfect foil for the irreverent, semi-competent… -
Rep. John Dingell Jr. of Michigan has announced he will retire from Congress, leaving behind his record as the longest-serving Capitol Hill lawmaker in history. -
Los Centros para el Control y Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC por sus siglas en inglés) reportaron un brote de listeria en Maryland y California. Siete personas han sido hospitalizadas con los síntomas y se reportó una muerte; todos son hispanos y todos consumieron queso. -
If Joe Newman of Sarasota, Fla., makes it to Capitol Hill, he could be a one-man Congressional Centenarian Caucus. -
Medicare patients have new help in picking a doctor, the federal government recently announced. Quality ratings for medical practices have been added to Medicare's Physician Compare website, a national list of physicians and other health care providers who accept Medicare. -
In 1938, Maria von Trapp fled the Nazi takeover of her Austrian homeland along with her father, her siblings, and her similarly named governess-turned-stepmother, Maria Kutschera von Trapp. Their adventure eventually inspired one of the most beloved film musicals in history, The Sound of Music,…