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Category Archives: Something Special
New Study Suggests Excessively High or Low BMI Linked to Higher Risk Of Dying
Body Mass Index (BMI) may be indicator of a possible premature death
A new study published in The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology purports a connection between both high and low Body Mass Index (BMI) numbers and increased mortality. BMI measurements that are above or below the “healthy” average were shown to increase the … Continue reading
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Tagged BMI, Body Mass Index, Cancer, Morbidity, Mortality, obesity, Something special, Weight Gain, Weight Loss
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Dinners with Love Provides Meals for Hospice Patients and Their Caregivers
The Vermont-based organization has provided over 12,000 meals in nine years
As anyone who has ever cared for a dying loved one will tell you, caring for a hospice patient at home is a physically and emotionally draining experience. Most caregivers have little, if any, time to care for their own … Continue reading
Minimally Invasive Surgery for Cervical Cancer Poses Higher Risk of Death
Two new studies reported in NEJM show startling results
Two recent studies of survival rates in women with early stage cervical cancer show that opting for minimally invasive surgery is associated with a significantly higher chance of dying from the disease. According to an article published last week in … Continue reading
Hallucinogen DMT Simulates Near Death Experience
British scientists are testing the effects of the compound found in ayahuasca
What if it was possible to experience death without actually dying? It’s a question that is currently being pondered by scientists in the U.K, with the assistance of a drug known as DMT. DMT is the hallucinogenic compound in ayahuasca, a … Continue reading
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Tagged Ayahuasca, dmt, Hallucinations, Near Death Experiences, Research
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Newlywed Couple First Met As Child Cancer Patients
The couple were reunited years later when they both started working at St. Jude's in Memphis
Lindsey Wilkerson and Joel Alsup first met in 1993. Then, they were both cancer patients at St. Jude’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. She was 12 years old, and he was 13. Now, they’re a newly married couple who decided … Continue reading
Matthew Shepard Finds a Home
Twenty years after his death, the young man's ashes were interred at the National Cathedral in Washington D.C.
Last week in Washington D.C., thousands of Americans gathered to honor the memory of Matthew Shepard as his ashes were interred at the National Cathedral 20 years after his death at the age of 21. Matthew, an openly gay University … Continue reading
