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Yesterday, the National Center for Health Statistics in its preliminary 2007 statistical report on deaths indicated that average life expectancy (at birth) in the US was up 73 days in 2007 from 2006, up to 77.9 years.  The report indicated … Continue reading →

This is the second of three lengthily posts involving autoimmune diseases and lymphoma.  In the first post I focused on a particular autoimmune disease, Lupus erythematosus, its genetic causes and new therapies intended to address it.  This Part II post … Continue reading →

FROM TIME TO TIME, THIS BLOG DISCUSSES DISEASE PROCESSES.  THE INTENTION OF THOSE DISCUSSIONS IS TO CONVEY CURRENT RESEARCH FINDINGS AND OPINIONS, NOT TO GIVE MEDICAL ADVICE.  THE INFORMATION IN POSTS IN THIS BLOG IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR A … Continue reading →

There is more hard evidence coming in to support the notion that if we want to get somewhere with preventing and curing cancers, the best approach invoves broadening focus from what is going on inside and among cancer cells to … Continue reading →

This is the first of three blog posts I intend to create relating to recent research on autoimmune diseases, Lupus in particular, the links between autoimmune diseases and lymphoma cancers, and such cancers themselves.  This Part I post is focused … Continue reading →

It is pretty clear to most people when they are in pain and when they have a bothersome itch, and if you want to live a long life you don’t want either as a chronic condition.  However, the neurological events … Continue reading →

It is summertime and I needed a little break from heavy-duty research today.  So, this time I picked an easy subject – folk remedies.  I do not know if any of the cures I list here really work and don’t … Continue reading →

Readers of this blog are likely to take the value of antioxidants for granted.  And indeed, a part of my overall anti-aging regimen is the firewall against oxidative damage which includes a number of antioxidants.  Research studies supporting the value of … Continue reading →

This is a long and important blog entry, going to the heart of “What is aging and what can be done about it?” Stem cell research, churning along at a ferocious rate, is revealing a new view of aging from … Continue reading →

In the human body, of course everything is connected to everything else.  But some of these connections are intelligent and keep body parts working well together.  In particular, there are certain systems that detect problems such as the presence of … Continue reading →