Author Archives: Ann G. Sjoerdsma

4/27/17: SUPERCENTARIANS: Oldest Person Dies; Last Born in 1800s; Longevity Extended and Explained

4/15/17: PROSTATE CANCER SCREENING: The USPSTF Retreats From Hard Line Against Routine PSA Tests For Men 55-69

4/11/17: NEW FINDING ON LOW-BACK PAIN: For Relief of Acute Pain, Take NSAID, not Acetaminophen . . . ACP Updates Guidelines on Noninvasive Treatments

3/30/17 SPECIAL REPORT: Body Fat a Risk Factor for 13 Cancers, Says WHO Agency

3/17/17: ST. PATRICK’S DAY: May the Roof Above Us Never Fall In, and May Your Liver Never Get Fatty

2/28/17: WRAPPING UP NATIONAL HEART MONTH: The Mediterranean Diet, ‘Heart-Healthy’ Eating

2/22/17: NATIONAL HEART MONTH: The Effects of Insufficient Sleep on Cardiovascular Health; Hypertension, Other Risks

2/17/17: THE AGING HEART, PART 2: Responding to Physical Exertion, Stress; A Few Changes

2/15/17: NATIONAL HEART MONTH: The Aging Heart; Your Pump Becomes Less Efficient, but not Inevitably Diseased

2/8/17: NATIONAL HEART MONTH: Statin Therapy; Should You Take Cholesterol-Lowering Drug If You Have No History of Cardiovascular Disease?