Thinking about sleep changes your sleep
MATTHEW EDLUND
Guest Writer
news@lbknews.com
Like depression, insomnia used to be treated as a symptom of “something else.” Not anymore. At this year’s national sleep meetings in...
Longboat selected for Johns Hopkins Guided Care® pilot program
Sarasota County and Longboat Key have been selected as the exclusive location for a pilot program implementing the Johns Hopkins Guided Care model in...
The medical care machine
MATTHEW EDLUND
Guest Writer
news@lbknews.com
Do you want to be a machine? What happens when your employer wants to treat you like one? What does this do...
Are prescription drugs truly safe?
MATTHEW EDLUND
Guest Writer
news@lbknews.com
Are prescription drugs truly safe?
Depends on how well and how long you look.
When I was discovered on endoscopy to have gastroesophageal reflux disease...
Time to go with the dogs
MATTHEW EDLUND
Guest Writer
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Can living with a dog improve your life? It certainly appears canine companionship might extend it.
The results come from a Swedish study...
Rest Rebuilds Thought and Memory
MATTHEW EDLUND
Guest Writer
news@lbknews.com
Why sleep? is a question that has been asked for thousands of years. According to the magazine the Economist, a group of...
Changes, little bit by little bit
MATTHEW EDLUND
Guest Writer
news@lbknews.com
“I can’t change,” people tell me. “I want to. I can’t.”
Yet the research landscape is changing. And now it’s arguing that small...
The new canaries in our coal mine
MATTHEW EDLUND
Guest Writer
news@lbknews.com
People hate insects. They bite, snap, sting, and kill. Perhaps the most hated animal on the planet is the mosquito, despised for...
Is art collecting healthy?
MATTHEW EDLUND
Guest Writer
news@lbknews.com
Art and the quest for beauty can leave you sleepless. A patient recently came to me with an unusual complaint – art...
Better living with booze?
MATTHEW EDLUND
Guest Writer
news@lbknews.com
Can alcohol be good for you? Much evidence would argue yes.
Compare “moderate” drinkers who have perhaps one glass of wine a day...