One of the podcasts I listen to is More or Less, a show on statistics. When they're not getting into the minutiae of British political pronouncements, they're interesting and entertaining. On a recent segment on life expectancy, they interviewed James Vaupel, the director of the Max Planck Institiute for Demographic Research, who put medical ( Read more... )

I only walk a couple of times a week, but I'm fascinated by the movement to run barefoot. I go without shoes indoors though I often wear slippers in case I step on something sharp.

He's in for observation, doctors aren't sure what's up yet. Cheyenne is a wizard with colors, and contributed a lot to Phil & Kaja Foglio winning the Hugo Award last year. Like most freelance artists doesn't have insurance. (insert rant about America needing universal health care here) Please consider donating via PayPal to arcanetimes@gmail.com to ( Read more... )

I have sleep apnea. That's where you stop breathing every once in a while while sleeping. I got tested, and evidently woke up a truly amazing number of times every hour. There are two types of sleep apnea, central (where something's going wrong in your central nervous system) and obstructive (where there's a problem with the architecture in the ( Read more... )

A new study from Johns Hopkins suggests cutting down on sweetened-drink intake, whether diet or regular, is the way to go. Will this deter me? Doubtful. I likes me that caffeine.

An article about Matthias Rath's promotion of herbal 'cures' for AIDS in S. Africa that had to be left out of the hardback of Ben Goldacre's book Bad Science, now in paperback.

The episcleritis persists. My eye doctor refused to prescribe a steroid, because I'm a 'steroid responder', and could get glaucoma. Never mind that they prescribed it every six months for ten years, that it always knocked out the problem in a few days, and that I rarely had an increase in eye pressure. Matter of fact, I think I got a pressure ( Read more... )

I used to get episcleritis every six months or so, usually after pulling all-nighters doing inventory at Half Price Books or prepping a book for publication. Then it went away for ten years ago or so. And now? Yes, it's back, after a weekend of trying-to-get-a-lot-done-without-enough-sleep ( Read more... )

Here's a list of ways you can trick (or help) your body. 15. Wake the dead ( Read more... )

Men's Health describes 8 drugs you should avoid.