Word of the Day – June 28 – Oxymoron
Noun: Oxymoron (ox-ee-MORE-on)
Definition: A phrase in which two words of contradictory meaning are used together for special effect, for example, “wise fool” or “to...
Health Tip – May 31 – Better Approach to Chronic Sinusitis
Complementing standard medical care for chronic sinusitis with acupuncture, acupressure and dietary changes seemed to help a small group of patients who weren't improving...
Health Tip – Nov. 22 – Smoking and Stroke
New data from Canada suggests that smokers’ risk having strokes or mini-strokes nearly a decade earlier than non-smokers. After they reviewed the records and...
Word of the Day – Feb. 27 – Recuse
Verb: Recuse (rih-KYOOZ)
Definition: To disqualify oneself as a judge in a particular case: more broadly, to remove oneself from participation to avoid a conflict...
Health Tip – Feb. 23 – Worried About Rosacea?
Rosacea - a chronic and persistent condition in which a person’s cheeks, nose, chin, eyelids or forehead become inflamed and red – tends to...
Word of the Day – Sept. 15 – Stridulate
Verb: Stridulate (STRIJ-uh-layt)
Definition: To make a shrill creaking noise by rubbing together special bodily structures -- used especially of male insects (as...
Health Tip – May 2 – Sleeping Problems, Pollution and Alzheimer’s Risk
Two separate studies have identified additional risks for Alzheimer's disease. Preliminary results from an investigation performed at Washington University School of Medicine in St....
Health Tip – July 17 – Anti-Alzheimer’s Diet
The more omega-3 fatty acids in the diet, the lower the blood levels of a protein related to Alzheimer's disease. A study from Columbia...
Health Tip – Aug. 9 – Airplane Headaches
The hassle of air travel these days is bad enough, but that stress is independent of what appears to be a newly recognized type...
Word of the Day – Oct. 12- Nuncupative
Adjective: Nuncupative (NUN-kyoo-pay-tiv)
Definition: Spoken rather than written: oral
Sample sentence: On his deathbed Jacob made a nuncupative will for his son and daughter.
