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Balancing Act
I read the CDC web page on what kind of exercises are best for those over the age of 65. It mentioned that the one leg balance should be part of the routine. I also read the article about what it means if you flunk the one leg balance test. If you can’t balance for…
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Who Should Get a Polio Vaccine?
In light of the recent report of a person in the U.S.A. getting infected with poliovirus, the CDC has these recommendations for who needs a polio booster.
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Factual or Fictional or Felgercarb
I’ve been watching a couple of shows about Alaska that are pretty much Bigfoot tales. One of them is The Alaska Triangle and the other is Alaska Killer Bigfoot. And when I looked on the web to find out more about the TV shows, I learned a new word, “Felgercarb” (alternate spelling “felgercarb”). It means…
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Covid-19 Vaccine Immune Response to Omicron Wanes According to NIH
According to the National Institute of Health (NIH) the current Covid-19 vaccine booster elicits a robust immune response, it wanes quickly against the Omicron variant.
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Exercise for Brain Health
University of Iowa research shows that exercise could help for protecting us against Alzheimer’s disease. After age 65, our risk for this category of dementia doubles every 5 years. Even if scientists develop effective and safe senolytic compounds that could allow us to live to be 200 years old, that won’t be happening in the…
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Hot Water Heater Out, Cold Showers In
Our hot water heater went kaput yesterday and I’ve now endured the only 2 cold showers I’ve ever taken in my life that I can recall. Sena will be doing sponge baths, even though I’ve told her cold showers are great, easy, and healthy. Her hesitation might have something to do with my screams while…
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Do You Get the Zoomies or the Zennies?
Does your pet dog, cat, or sloth ever get the zoomies? We don’t have pets; I just read about animals getting the zoomies the other day. It’s an interesting phenomenon. Right after a bath, a dog might race around the yard, getting all dirty again. They look like they’re having great fun and veterinarians say…
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FDA Recommends Inclusion of BA.4/5 Component for COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Doses
The FDA announced the recommendation that COVID-19 vaccine booster doses include Omicron BA.4/5 component.
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FDA Advisory Committee Approves Adding Omicron component to the Next Covid-19 Vaccine
On June 28, 2022 the FDA Vaccine and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee came to a majority “yes” vote to the question: “Does the committee recommend inclusion of a SARS-CoV-2 Omicron component for COVID-19 booster vaccines in the United States?” The meeting was recorded and is available for review.
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We Are Going to Be Like the Jetsons!
Sena has been telling me for years that someday soon we’re all going to be like the Jetsons, flying around in bubble-top saucers. It turns out she may be right. There’s a news story out about the Jetson Flying Car, which I saw on the Good News Network. It’s a compact flying car that runs…
