Here are the articles that caught my eye last week.
You’re probably washing your hands all wrong, study says
Are you washing your hands long enough?
The study from the US Department of Agriculture shows most consumers failed to wash their hands and rub with soap for 20 seconds. That’s the amount of time recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which says that washing for shorter periods means fewer germs are removed.
On our recent cruise a nasty virus gave many passengers a bad cough and sore throat. The ship’s captain encouraged all of us to wash our hands for the amount of time required to sing Happy Birthday twice.
Where Is Barack Obama?
The most popular American, whose legacy is the primary target of Donald Trump, has, for now, virtually disappeared from public life.
There’s no limit to longevity, says study that revives human lifespan debate
Mind-boggling new research findings:
Death rates in later life flatten out and suggest there may be no fixed limit on human longevity, countering some previous work.
Study: Sitting linked to increased death risk from 14 diseases
If you sit for six hours a day or more, your risk of dying early jumps 19 percent, compared with people who sit fewer than three hours, an American Cancer Society study suggests.
Could Aspirin Help Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease? Mouse Study Says Maybe
Could an aspirin a day keep the Alzheimer’s away? If only it were that simple. And yet, new research suggests that there does seem to be some hope that aspirin, one of the most widely used medications in the world, may help to treat some aspects of this devastating brain disease.
As with all such studies, keep in mind that these results are years and years away from any implementation in humans.
How Your Age Affects Your Appetite
A decade-by-decade look at how our appetites may change over time. We need adequate nutrition throughout our lives, but those of us over 60 need also remember:
Food is a social experience, but the loss of a partner or family and eating alone affect the sense of pleasure taken from eating. Other affects of old age, such as swallowing problems, dental issues, reduced taste and smell also interfere with the desire to eat and our rewards from doing so.
© 2018 by Mary Daniels Brown
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