Author: Tom Patriot

Athletes can rest easy: Extreme exercise does not raise heart disease risk or mortality, study shows

Tom Patriot

Exercise is often cited as the best preventive medicine, but how much is too much for the hearts of middle-aged athletes? Sports cardiologist Dr. Benjamin Levine led a study, now published in JAMA Cardiology, to find the answer. Dr. Levine is a Professor of Internal Medicine and Director of the Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine, a collaboration between UT Southwestern Medical Center and Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas. What is coronary calcium scanning and why is it important? Coronary calcium scanning is an imaging test that helps physicians classify patients…

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HOW TO LAYER YOUR SKINCARE PRODUCTS IN THE CORRECT ORDER

Tom Patriot

Does the order you apply your skincare products really matter? The short answer, yes. The way in which you should apply your beauty buys can be baffling but even if you have the most amazing skincare routine in the world applying your products in the wrong order can prevent you from receiving the full benefits. If you don’t do so it can diminish the overall effectiveness of your routine and even leave skin irritated, dehydrated and broken out. So, which product goes on top of what? To find out, we asked London-based…

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A Patient’s Sex Matters When it Comes to Brain Cancer

Tom Patriot

Have you ever wondered why, in most species, males are larger and more ornamented than females? It’s an evolutionarily determined aspect of biology, but what does it mean for human health and disease? What are the implications of needing one chart to describe normal growth in boys, and another to describe normal growth in girls? Why are there two normals for growth, and does it matter for a disease of growth like cancer? I’m a pediatric brain tumor doctor and scientist and am interested in developing new treatments for glioblastoma…

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Céline Dion Slams the Criticism Over Her Slimmer Look: ‘Leave Me Alone’

Tom Patriot

Céline Dion likes her new look — even if critics think she’s too slim or her style is too outlandish. The singer, 50, went through a personal revamp after the death of her longtime husband, René Angélil, in January 2016. Dion started gravitating towards haute couture pieces, but she said that she’s not “trying to take chances,” but simply opting for clothes that make her “feel attractive.” “I’m doing this for me. I want to feel strong, beautiful, feminine and sexy,” she said in an interview with Dan Wootton, of ITV, The Sun and The Dan Wootton…

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