Alzheimer's: prevention and treatment

Things are getting hot in the Alzheimer's world. This is a brief, but timely reminder of the state of the state of the art in this dreaded disease. Maybe there's hope for all of us. Larry ALZHEIMER'S PREVENTION AND TREATMENT

SALT INTAKE AND HEALTH- THE TRUE STORY (FOR THE MOMENT)

Medicine is finally catching up with my beliefs. If you have hypertension that's sensitive to your salt intake, control how much you eat. If you have kidney disease or heart failure, or certain types of liver disease, salt is dangerous. If not, enjoy it. HOW MUCH SALT IS SAFE?

HYBRID BY Lawrence W. Gold, M.D. free this weekend 8/15-8/17/2014

Denise Berg, a professor of psychology, and her molecular biologist husband, Gabe, expected an intelligent child. When Denise gave birth to Zack, they were thrilled. They were not surprised to find that Zack had physical and mental gifts, but were astounded by their magnitude. By every parameter, Zack was extraordinarily gifted and they took pride in their genes and in their good fortune. What they didn’t know was that Zack’s gifts were the result of more than good luck and Berg family genes, but depended on genetic material from an unusual source. Zack’s abilities would ultimately attract others with less than benign interests. HYBRID

EBOLA'S IN THE NEWS: LEARN SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

With Ebola in the news, this is a good summary of its risks and its effects. EBOLA, HOW DANGEROUS?