Gifford-Jones

Mao Zedong, the Chinese revolutionary leader, was right when he remarked, “The power of government comes out of the barrel of a gun”.

Dr. Nieca Goldberg, at Lennox Hill Hospital in New York, says “female patients worry about increased heart rate and sweating during sex after a heart attack, and have increased rates of depression.

How can the war in Vietnam now be saving lives? During the Vietnam conflict, U.S. soldiers were given free cheap cigarettes, but they were harsh to smoke.

It’s said that precious things come in small packages, and there’s no better example than mitochondria.

The Heart and Stroke Foundation is now asking the government to develop guidelines for sugar consumption. I wonder where they were in 1981. The only support I received then was from readers.

Why am I mad as hell? This week I finally joined “Dignitas”, the Swiss organization that allows freedom of choice in death. Now I’m Registered Member 18924. I hope I don’t get a chance to use it soon or ever.

This month of my 90th birthday, a reader asks, “I like your way of speaking and getting the message across. You sure are witty and energetic. It does not sound like you’re in a “Home”.

“I want to die with my boots on!” is an oft-heard expression. But it poses a problem. Today, many are living and dying not even knowing their boots are on.

Where do I get ideas for this column? Normally, from reliable medical sources. But this New Year’s resolution comes from “The Daily Reckoning”, a financial publication. Its advice is sound for all of us as we start 2014.

Who doesn’t like the feast of the holiday season? For most, it’s a time of laughter, revelry and the bounty of food and drink. It’s also a time when willpower takes a holiday. Much too much eggnog and other calories are consumed.