by James Edward Katz, M.D. | Dec 21, 2019 | Aging, Alzheimer's, Dementia, Healthy Aging, Preventative Medicine, Public Health
Biogen Pharmaceuticals was the first biotechnical firm, founded in 1978 by two Nobel prize winners, essentially creating the biotechnical industry. It is now risking fallen angel status as it flaunts key principles of science for politics. Biogen is claiming that data...
by James Edward Katz, M.D. | Oct 21, 2019 | Age Management, Allergies, Alzheimer's, Dementia, Depression, Food, Health and Diet, Health Supplements, Healthy Aging, nutrition
Turmeric is a spice used in curry. In large population studies in India, states that consumed more turmeric had less dementia (Alzheimer’s disease) than in the low-consuming states. Turmeric has become a popular supplement in America. But turmeric has an evil side,...
by James Edward Katz, M.D. | Jan 30, 2019 | Aging, Alzheimer's, Dementia, Depression, Exercise, Fitness, Food, Health and Diet, Healthy Aging, nutrition, Preventative Medicine, Public Health, Sleep
The Relationship between Alzheimer’s, Dementia and the Aging Brain New research reveals the best way to survive from 75 to 90 years old: eat, drink, be merry, and exercise. Those who made it to 75, benefited from Consuming wine rather than abstinence Consuming coffee...
by James Edward Katz, M.D. | Dec 1, 2018 | Age Management, Aging, Alzheimer's, Food, Health and Diet, Health Supplements, Heart Health, nutrition, Preventative Medicine, Preventive, Public Health
The answer might be your refrigerator… Approximately one out of every three American adults consume some form of omega-3 oil regularly. The majority is from eating fish, while fish oil pills provide most of the rest. Consumption of fish is advocated by the American...
by James Edward Katz, M.D. | Apr 9, 2018 | Alzheimer's, Circulatory System, Dementia, Heart Health, Hypertension, Medicare, Preventative Medicine, Public Health, Weight Loss
A Hypertension Solution In my last newsletter, I explained how the new American Heart Association Hypertension Guidelines will fail to reverse our growing high blood pressure problem. Milton Packer, MD, cardiologist and provocative blogger on Medpage, has labeled it...
by James Edward Katz, M.D. | Jan 31, 2018 | Alzheimer's, Circulatory System, Dementia, Heart Health, Hypertension, Medications, Patient Care, Preventative Medicine, Public Health, Sleep
There is a Way to Fix the Hypertension Crisis. New Guidelines Won’t Do It. In a famous psychology experiment, subjects watch a video of students, moving in circles, pass two basketballs around. The task is to count the number of passes that are made. At the end...
by James Edward Katz, M.D. | Apr 5, 2014 | Alzheimer's, Health Supplements, Medications, Preventative Medicine
For ten years, Merck has been pursuing one of the Holy Grails in pharmaceuticals. Aspirin is one of the most recommended drugs in the world. Merck has been developing laropiprant to replace aspirin. But laropiprant was a long shot as it has a paradoxical dose-...
by James Edward Katz, M.D. | Nov 6, 2013 | Alzheimer's, Back Pain, Healthy Aging, Infectious Disease, Oral Health, Pain Management
We have been building towards this moment in medicine for 30 years. Thirty years in the genomic age is not a long time. In medicine, crystalline moments can accrue over a millennium, until a principle is recognized. Such patiently acquired knowledge is not easily...
