Thursday, April 18, 2013

How the irregular verb is being 'drived' to extinction

This is an interesting article that discusses my recent use of the word "drived"  when talking with my very smart teenage daughter. She's now able to correct my grammar, or if this article is correct, I'm still on the cutting edge.

How the irregular verb is being 'drived' to extinction

Sunday, April 14, 2013

Frailty in elderly people.

This study in the Lancet discusses frailty, in which small stress to a frail person's homeostasis from for example an infection can result in major health issues and even death due to a decreased ability to respond in spite of maximal medical therapy. 

Saturday, April 6, 2013

Modest salt reduction has important effects

This Cochrane review found significant and important blood pressure reduction when dietary sodium salt intake was reduced. The decrease in blood pressure was significant irrespective of sex and ethnic group. The authors recommend reduction of salt intake from 9-12 to 3 g/day.