From MedLine Plus: White men in the United States live an average of about seven years longer than black men, while white women live more than five years longer than black women, a new study shows. The reasons? It's complicated and doesn't necessarily mean that…
Diehard Rush Limbaugh supporters are hoping this, too, shall pass. But I'm banking on the end of Rush's influence after he called a Georgetown University student a "slut." It had the "death by tongue and arrogance" feel that has spelled the end to the power…
The FDA has raised questions about the side effects of statin drugs: diabetes and memory loss.Oh, great. When you come from a family where diabetes is closing in on you from both genetic sides and your cholesterol is high, even when you eat like a…
Spokesman-Review features writer Rebecca Nappi, along with writer Catherine Johnston of Olympia, Wash., discuss here issues facing aging boomers, seniors and those experiencing serious illness, dying, death and other forms of loss.
