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Chalk up another victim of dot-com mania: wanna-be doctors. For the second straight year, applications to U.S. medical schools are down, a 4.7 percent drop from 1997 to 1998. That makes a 12 percent decline in since 1996, when applications were at an all-time high. The diagnosis? A strong economy gives bright students a wider range of options and less of a perceived need to seek out a "safe" profession (medical schools experienced similar fluctuations in the late '70s and early '80s during flush economic periods). Add to that the fact that some doctors report less-than...
...Fugitive is now a witness for the prosecution. Sam Reese Sheppard, son of the Ohio doctor whose trial for the murder of his wife inspired the "Fugitive" TV series and movie, has relented and will not contest the exhumation of his mother's body by state prosecutors. "It is emotionally wearing," Sheppard said Monday, complaining of the 45 years prosecutors have had to investigate this case and of the further delays the exhumation will pose for his $2 million suit for the wrongful imprisonment of his father. But after a 10-year fight to clear his father?s name, Sheppard...
...zombie-like elderly folk in wheelchairs lined up at the front door depressed me. There is no formula for choosing one. You have to inspect them thoroughly, check into state-agency reports--and ask, ask, ask questions. What's the ratio between staff and residents? Is there a doctor? What's the food like? (Eat there!) What kind of entertainment is available? (Go sample it!) What happens if my parent develops dementia? Will he be kicked out or moved to another, escalated level of care...
Many men and women with high blood pressure require one or more prescription drugs to get it under control. If you experience an unpleasant side effect, like mild depression, don't suffer in silence. There are dozens of different blood-pressure medications. Ask your doctor about switching to another drug...
...wort and ginseng, which can boost your blood pressure. Of course, none of these lifestyle changes are substitutes for having your blood pressure regularly checked and getting it treated if necessary. As always, staying healthy means keeping track of lots of things--and being willing to turn to your doctor for a little help...