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There are many concerns my patients have when they come into my lab. Concerns about sleeping here, concerns about treatment of sleep disorders, and concerns about their health. Some of these concerns just make me giggle once in a while so I thought I would share some insights that might relieve you if you are thinking of having a sleep study. "Why am I being taped and what will you do with it?"...

Dear Friends, Last month was "Breast Cancer Awareness" month and I didn't hear any organization telling women how to protect themselves. No one spoke of clinically-proven supplements minimize cancer risk. It was all about "awareness" for sure, about ways to churn more money into the health care screening system, or how you should better support billion-dollar organizations! Ughghghgh!...

About a third of the young men and women recruited by the army are "too fat to fight." That alarming statistic, along with health concerns, has prompted the introduction of innovative programs to promote fitness among young adults. Five promising programs are detailed below:Online Health Community for Teens: Teens seeking to lose or gain weight, stop a bad habit, escape bullying or get support for...

OK, so be honest. Have you ever Googled yourself? C'mon, aren't you curious about what comes up when you enter your name into Google's vast search engine? I'll admit that I've done it more than a few times. Mostly it's to see where some of my stories from previous jobs pop up. Once, just for contributing to a story about a Supreme Court decision on partial birth abortions, I found my name...

People of the Interwebs, our experiment has worked! Despite the lethargy that we all bemoan; despite our divergent political views and inability to agree on even basic ideas, one thing is clear.We all care about making a difference.We proved it, with the challenge that I issued just a few weeks ago. Don't remember? Refresh your mind here.Basically, I wrote a blog as part of our Age of Opportunity...

ALICE HORNBAKER “Life After 50” column ON AIR wmkvfm.org and WMKVFM. 89.3 FM/Cincinnati 2-6-12 Hello again. This is Alice Hornbaker for WMKV 89.3 FM and wmkvfm.org streaming around the world in the Internet Mondays and Thursdays at 2:20 p.m. and Fridays at 8:50 a.m. and as a blog on growingbolder.com under blogs/life after 50/ajhornbaker. It is also on Twitter, Facebook...