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Thanks To Obamacare, Doctor Shortage Set To Quintuple

2013-06-20T00:00:00.001+12:00

Thanks To Obamacare, A 20,000 Doctor Shortage Is Set To Quintuple - Forbes: "Those who get their coverage through Medicaid or the exchanges may feel the effects of the shortage even more acutely, as many providers are opting not to accept their insurance. Right now, the United States is short some 20,000 doctors, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. The shortage could

New Cancer Drugs Empower Our Immune Systems

2013-06-18T00:00:00.000+12:00

The drugs work by unleashing the immune system to attack cancer cells, much as it attacks bacteria or other foreign invaders in the human body. Promising New Cancer Drugs Empower the Body’s Own Defense System - NYTimes.com: " . . . . The drugs, still generally in early testing, work in an entirely new way, by unleashing the immune system to attack cancer cells much as it attacks bacteria. That

Why Long Marriages End

2013-06-15T00:00:00.000+12:00

Why Long Marriages End - Marriage, Divorce, Break Up, Separation - AARP: "Lack of communication and loss of trust are also issues that seriously undermine a marriage. I suspect that it wasn’t so much an affair that sent Maria Shriver heading for the door, but more the fact that her husband had deceived her for so long. On top of that, she is dealing with public humiliation — as well as the

Men's Use of Testosterone Rises

2013-06-13T00:00:00.000+12:00

Men's Use of Testosterone on the Rise - NYTimes.com: " . . . Testosterone therapy can cause thickening of the blood, acne and reduced sperm counts. Many doctors worry that it also raises the risk of heart disease and prostate cancer, though some experts say that those concerns are unproved. Jacques Baillargeon, the lead author of the new research, said that the safety of long-term testosterone

Mother's Diet Affects Child's Bone Mass

2013-06-11T00:00:00.000+12:00

Childbirth: Maternal Diet Affects Child's Bone - NYTimes.com: " . . . The study found that the children whose mothers consumed more protein, phosphorus and vitamin B12 when they were pregnant had the greatest bone mass and bone mineral content. The researchers also found that higher consumption of carbohydrates and greater blood concentrations of homocysteine – an amino acid that accumulates in

Eye Contact

2013-06-08T00:00:00.000+12:00

The Decline of Eye Contact - WSJ.com: " Looking at a colleague when speaking conveys confidence and respect. Prolonged eye contact during a debate or disagreement can signal you're standing your ground. It also points to your place on the food chain: People who are high-status tend to look longer at people they're talking to, compared with others, says a 2009 research review in Image and Vision

Google Brings Nutrition Information to Search

2013-06-06T00:00:00.000+12:00

Google Brings Nutrition Information to Search | News & Opinion | PCMag.com: "Google added nutrition information for a range of food queries spanning "basics of potatoes and carrots to more complex dishes like burritos and chow mein," Mezheritsky, said. For instance, if you're at the movies and want to know how that popcorn is going to affect your diet, you can Google "how many calories are in

Joséphine de la Baume – Love is about timing

2013-06-04T00:00:00.000+12:00

Joséphine De La Baume, A Life Kissed by Success Joséphine de La Baume, best known as the wife of the producer Mark Ronson, has a rebellious streak and is in a new vampire film. Joséphine de la Baume – Actress and Musician - NYTimes.com: "Around that time, she was introduced to Mr. Ronson through mutual friends. “We had seen each other a few times before that, but I would say ‘Hello, goodbye’ and

Steve Wozniak on happiness

2013-05-31T00:00:00.000+12:00

UC Berkeley commencement: Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak gives graduates a happiness equation - SiliconValley.com: "Apple-co-founder Steve Wozniak sent UC Berkeley graduates into the world Saturday with a freewheeling and informal commencement speech -- and two mathematical formulas a fifth-grader could understand: 1) Happiness equals S minus F (smiles minus frowns). 2) Happiness equals F cubed -

Obamacare: Health Insurance questions for the IRS

2013-05-30T00:00:00.000+12:00

6 new IRS questions for 2014 - Diana Furchtgott-Roth - MarketWatch: "The recent Internal Revenue Service scandal — career officials deliberately delaying applications of certain organizations for tax-exempt status, and the IRS commissioner and acting commissioner are accused of lying to Congress about the matter — suggests that the agency should be smaller, rather than larger. But the IRS is

Scientific Backlash Against the DSM

2013-05-29T00:00:00.000+12:00

The Scientific Backlash Against the D.S.M. : The New Yorker: "When Thomas Insel, the director of the National Institute of Mental Health, came out swinging with his critiques of the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, a couple of weeks ago, longtime critics of psychiatry were shocked and gratified. Insel announced that that the D.S.M.’s

Obama lied when he said "you can keep your existing plan"

2013-05-28T00:00:00.001+12:00

More on the Obamacare mess-- Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: Obamacare Premiums 47% Higher But Deductibles 27% Lower Than Grandfathered Health Plans; Obamacare Lies: "That difference in monthly premiums of $190 vs. $279 will entice many to keep their existing plan, assuming it is still offered. However, that setup won't last very long because companies cannot raise premiums on

How needing to pee affects your decision making

2013-05-28T00:00:00.000+12:00

How needing a wee affects your decision making | Neurobonkers | Big Think: " . . . Tuk suggests that her results provide evidence for the (pun intended?) phenomenon of “inhibitory spllover” – inhibiting our innate response to one task seems to spillover and aid our ability to inhibit other impulsive responses. So it really does seem that based on the evidence, if you have a hard decision to make,

Obamacare: better figure out if you’re self-employed

2013-05-25T00:00:00.000+12:00

Employed, self-employed--it makes a difference in tax and other consequences-- 6 new IRS questions for 2014 - MarketWatch: "The IRS has been spending a lot of time recently deciding whether workers are independent contractors — self-employed — or employees of a business. Under the ACA, the self-employed who purchase health insurance on the exchange will have an advantage in paying for premiums,

How The Kidnapped Women Escaped

2013-05-23T00:00:00.000+12:00

How Three Kidnapped Women Escaped in Cleveland : The New Yorker: " . . . . For Berry and the others to be rescued, in other words, two things had to happen: she had to never forget who she was, and that who she was mattered; and Ramsey needed to not care who she might be at all—to think that all that mattered was that a woman was trapped behind a door that wouldn’t open, and to walk onto the

Signs of a Stroke (video)

2013-05-21T00:00:00.000+12:00

My Stroke of Luck - NYTimes.com: " . . . .We head to the hospital. Although it’s a designated stroke center, there is no stroke neurologist around on this holiday weekend. A CT scan shows nothing. Vitals are normal. But I realize something is still wrong when I get an eye test in a hallway. I can see the letters on the eye chart, but not the hand of the nurse pointing to a particular row. Also,

Hospital charges - scandalous

2013-05-18T00:00:00.000+12:00

Carl Hiaasen: Once again, we’re the poster child for scandal - Carl Hiaasen - MiamiHerald.com: " . . . The federal survey of hospital charges, released last week, was the most comprehensive ever — and the most embarrassing. . . . Hospitals reporting relatively sane charges for treating one type of illness will jack up the bill insanely for another. Medicare knows these astronomical dollar

Sooth Back Pain - How to Sit

2013-05-16T00:00:00.000+12:00

The Posture Guru of Silicon Valley - With the proliferation of computer technology tying workers to their seats, Esther Gokhale has been teaching people about basic posture to avoid back pain.-- Soothing Back Pain by Learning How to Sit Again - NYTimes.com: "Ms. Gokhale (pronounced go-CLAY) is not helping aching office workers with high-tech gadgets and medical therapies. Rather, she says she is

Mika Brzezinski on Food Addiction and Obesity (video)

2013-05-14T00:00:00.000+12:00

Author and Morning Joe co-host Mika Brzezinski talks about her food addiction, obesity in America, and how writing her book "Obsessed" transformed her life and that of her collaborator, journalist Diane Smith. (source: Time Inc.) more news below Follow @nothinnormal !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src

Improve Your Emotional Life

2013-05-11T00:00:00.000+12:00

Two Steps to Improve Your Emotional Life | In Their Own Words | Big Think: "There are two things that people want to be able to do to improve their emotional life. You want to be able to choose what you become emotional about and when you become emotional. That’s number one. And the second is you want to be able to choose how you act when you are emotional. Well nature didn’t want you to do

Transform Your Life by Cultivating Self-Love

2013-05-09T00:00:00.000+12:00

6 Keys to Transform Your Life by Cultivating Self-Love | Experts' Corner | Big Think: " . . . Do you love yourself enough to live in the moment, to forget the past, not worry about the future, but to be truly present to the opportunity within every moment? Do you love yourself enough to commit to your decisions, to take action that serves your spirit with all your heart? For if you want to go

Are you normal when it comes to love and sex?

2013-05-07T00:00:00.000+12:00

Are you normal when it comes to love, sex? - CBS News: ". . . Pepper Schwartz, a Yale sociologist and co-author with Chrisanna Northrup and Harvard sociologist James Witte of "The Normal Bar: The Surprising Secrets of Happy Couples and What They Reveal About Creating a New Normal in Your Relationship," said one basic yet critical factor in relationship success is "the affection [happy couples]

Should Married Couples Have Sex?

2013-05-04T00:00:00.000+12:00

How Often Should Married Couples Have Sex? - WSJ.com: "Last year, Mr. Mower read a book ("Passionate Marriage," by David Schnarch) that inspired him to throw out the graphs. He asked his wife to read it, too, and told her they had to work together on a healthy sex life to save their marriage. "He said, 'It feels like you don't love me'—and that really, really scared me," Ms. Mower recalls. "I

Stress Tied to Heart Disease and Diabetes

2013-05-02T00:00:00.000+12:00

Analysis of the stress hormone cortisol in hair samples found that stress was tied to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and Type 2 diabetes. Risks: Stress Tied to Heart Disease and Diabetes - NYTimes.com: "High levels of cortisol — the so-called stress hormone — have been associated with cardiovascular disease in some studies, but not in others. . . . Now Dutch researchers have

Creating a New Normal

2013-04-30T00:00:00.000+12:00

zenhabits: Habit Mastery: Creating the New Normal by Leo Babauta Changing habits, at its core, is simply a process of changing what’s normal for you. This is something I’ve done myself a gajillion times over the last 7-8 years: not smoking became my new normal (lots of pain for a month or so) running became normal eating vegetarian became normal later eating vegan became normal writing every