Friday, November 10, 2017

@9:30, 11/9/17

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Smarter Living

5 Cheap(ish) Things to Help You Prep Thanksgiving Dinner

Welcome to the latest edition of the Smarter Living newsletter.

I am not cooking this year.

2
Well

Women More Likely Than Men to Die in First Year After Heart Attack

The authors of a new report suggest that higher levels of psychological stress and depression in women may play a role.

Let us reduce stress and depression.

Sooner is better.  As soon as you can is best.

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Health

Gene Therapy Creates Replacement Skin to Save a Dying Boy

Doctors grew sheets of healthy skin that were transplanted onto a boy with a genetic disease that caused blistering and tearing all over his body.

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Well

Cancer Doctors Cite Risks of Drinking Alcohol

Drinking alcohol, even modest amounts, increases the risk of breast cancer and other cancers.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/10/upshot/health-alcohol-cancer-research.html
 "The large meta-analysis upon which this announcement was based looked at 23 types of cancer with respect to alcohol consumption. It found a harmful relationship between three of them and light drinking. But it also found protective relationships — meaning a decreased risk of cancer — between six of them and light drinking."

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Well

Can Ketones Rev Up Our Workouts?

Ketone supplements designed to mimic the effects of a high-fat, low-carb diet have become popular among athletes. One catch: They often cause nausea.

There seems to be no advantage in ketone supplements.

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Science

Video: Wolves Beat Dogs in Teamwork Test

In a widely used behavioral experiment that requires teamwork, wolves showed up dogs.

Try the experiment with sled dogs.  Huskies for example.


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Well

A Gay Husband, a Dire Diagnosis and the Best-Laid Plans

I was just as unprepared to hear my doctor say “lung cancer” as I had been to hear my husband say “I’m gay.”

I doubt the lung cancer.
Invite the exhusband to the party.

Sooner is better.  As soon as you can is best.

8
Food

When Japan Met Peru

Sen Sakana, in Midtown, is devoted to the hybrid “Nikkei” cuisine created by Japanese immigrants who adapted to Peruvian food.

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Food

Peru and Japan Meet in Midtown, at the Sprawling Sen Sakana

A sleek new restaurant specializes in a hybrid cuisine that many New Yorkers know only from Nobu.

As convenient.

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Well

Alternatives to Opioids for Pain Relief

A combination of Tylenol and Advil worked just as well as opioids for relief of pain in the emergency room, a randomized trial has found.

Do what works.

Avoid opioids if you can.



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