2006 August

I visited the Hemingway Home many years ago, and like most visitors, I was charmed by the dozens of cats that wander throughout the house and the surrounding grounds.

Once again, we return to the question: Is coffee good for you, or bad? The latest coffee study adds another check in the “good for you” column.

Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) is a hereditary condition that affects only about 10,000 people in the U.S. FAP patients typically begin to develop numerous benign polyps in the colon when they’re only in their teens.

“Abraham’s Law” is long overdue. But could a law actually prevent the government from meddling in the treatment choices of young cancer patients like Abraham Cherrix and Katie Wernecke who have not yet reached the age of consent?

Recently, in the e-Alert “Magic Time” (7/24/06), I told you about an Australian study that examined vision health and fish consumption in more than 2,300 middle-aged and elderly subjects.