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If you want to live to 101 with a healthy prostate, eat like a Mediterranean, move like a Scandinavian, and get checked like a Canadian – with caution, but not complacency. By W.
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3 weeks ago | 
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That so little is being done to address this problem is a terrible shame. We are bankrupting ourselves when we could be buying more healthy and productive time. By W. Gifford-Jones, MD and Diana Gifford-Jones ——Bio and Archives--June 7, 2025Health and Medicine | CFP Comments | Reader Friendly | Subscribe | Email Us This past week, we found ourselves in Rome – one of us in person, the other traveling vicariously on video connections.
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Common Sense Health: If we believe in universal health care, then mental health has to be part of the package By W. Gifford-Jones, MD and Diana Gifford-Jones ——Bio and Archives--May 31, 2025Health and Medicine | CFP Comments | Reader Friendly | Subscribe | Email Us Benjamin Rush, one of the signers of the American Declaration of Independence and often called the father of American psychiatry, pushed for more attention towards “diseases of the mind”.
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1 month ago | 
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“Skin remembers.” It remembers every sunburn, every tanning session, every time you said, “I’ll be fine." And one day, it might remind you – with a diagnosis you weren’t expecting. By W. Gifford-Jones, MD and Diana Gifford-Jones ——Bio and Archives--May 25, 2025Health and Medicine | CFP Comments | Reader Friendly | Subscribe | Email Us Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the world. And most cases are preventable.
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So roll up your sleeve. Be the reason someone lives. By W. Gifford-Jones, MD and Diana Gifford-Jones ——Bio and Archives--May 17, 2025Health and Medicine | CFP Comments | Reader Friendly | Subscribe | Email Us There’s an old quote often misattributed to Winston Churchill: “You make a living by what you get; you make a life by what you give.” Whether Churchill said it or not, the message is true. And nothing proves it better than the simple, life-saving act of donating blood.
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In an age where medical devices can cost thousands and even millions, it's heartening to see that sometimes, the biggest impact can come from something no bigger than a coin and not much more expensive either. By W. Gifford-Jones, MD and Diana Gifford-Jones ——Bio and Archives--May 10, 2025Health and Medicine | CFP Comments | Reader Friendly | Subscribe | Email Us Parkinson’s disease is a thief.
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1 month ago | 
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Not a fan of tomato juice, but fresh sliced tomatoes appeal? Eat them up, any way you choose. It’s exactly the same thing. Sometimes, the best medicine isn’t in a bottle at the pharmacy but in your garden or fridge. By W. Gifford-Jones, MD and Diana Gifford-Jones ——Bio and Archives--May 3, 2025Health and Medicine | CFP Comments | Reader Friendly | Subscribe | Email Us We’ve always said nature is an excellent physician. The most common item from your garden may be your best medicine.
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2 months ago | 
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Common Sense Health By W. Gifford-Jones, MD and Diana Gifford-Jones ——Bio and Archives--April 26, 2025Health and Medicine | CFP Comments | Reader Friendly | Subscribe | Email Us Infections can change the trajectory of a life – and not always in for the worse. Patsy Cline, the celebrated country music singer, attributed her remarkable voice to an infection. “In childhood,” she said, “I developed a serious throat infection, and my heart stopped beating.
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Common Sense Health By W. Gifford-Jones, MD and Diana Gifford-Jones ——Bio and Archives--April 19, 2025Health and Medicine | CFP Comments | Reader Friendly | Subscribe | Email Us Everyday, dozens of times, we enjoy ready and easy access to an abundance of clean water. But this is not the case for an astounding number of people around the world. An astounding 2 billion people, a quarter of the global population, lack access to safe drinking water.
