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Emotions and Hormones
Estrogen is typically called the “female” hormone. Testosterone is called the “male” hormone [but] this isn’t entirely accurate as both...
Tom Timmes
Dec 10, 20228 min read
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Delirium Part 3 of 3 Parts
Effects of Delirium · Delirium has an enormous impact upon the health of older people. Patients with delirium may experience...
Tom Timmes
Nov 24, 20225 min read
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Delirium Part 2 of 3 Parts
How Common is Delirium? Delirium is extremely common in hospitalized older adults. One third of general medical patients who are 70 years...
Tom Timmes
Nov 14, 20225 min read
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Delirium―My Story Part 1 of 3 Parts
While I was in the hospital, 13-15 April 22 with a painful Small Bowel Obstruction, something rather strange happened to me. I...
Tom Timmes
Nov 4, 20224 min read
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Effects of the 1994-2004 Ban on Assault WeaponsPart 6 of 6 Parts
https://journals.lww.com/jtrauma/Abstract/2019/01000/Changes_in_US_mass_shooting_deaths_associated_with.2.aspx DiMaggio, C; Avraham, J;...
Tom Timmes
Oct 24, 20226 min read
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Effects of the 1994-2004 Ban on Assault Weapons Part 5 of 6 Parts
2015 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13504851.2014.939367 Gius, Mark (2015). "The impact of state and federal assault weapons...
Tom Timmes
Oct 14, 20225 min read
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Effects of the 1994-2004 Ban on Assault Weapons Part 4 of 6 Parts
2013 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/was-last-assault-weapons-ban-effective-flna1B8004972 “Was the last assault weapons ban...
Tom Timmes
Oct 4, 20224 min read
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Effects of the 1994-2004 Ban on Assault Weapons Part 3 of 6 Parts
2001 Read "Firearms and Violence: A Critical Review" at NAP.edu. 2004. doi:10.17226/10881. ((The National Academies Press (NAP) publishes...
Tom Timmes
Sep 22, 20223 min read
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Effects of the 1994-2004 Ban on Assault Weapons Part 2 of 6 Parts
Let’s begin our look at some of the studies 1997 https://www.justice.gov/archive/opa/pr/1997/March97/130nij.htm “First Study Indicates a...
Tom Timmes
Sep 12, 20224 min read
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Effects of the 1994-2004 Ban on Assault Weapons-Part 1 of 6 Parts
On September 13, 1994, President Clinton signed the “Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994” that among other things...
Tom Timmes
Sep 2, 20225 min read
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“Assault Weapons”―Part 4 of 4 Parts
Personal observations: What makes a good rifle for game-animal harvesting, wildlife population control, predator control, and wild hog...
Tom Timmes
Aug 22, 20224 min read
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“Assault Weapons”―Part 3 of 4 Parts
Effects of the 1994 Assault Weapons Ban (AWB) Between 1998 and 2019, there have been at least nineteen studies to determine the impact of...
Tom Timmes
Aug 12, 20227 min read
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“Assault Weapons”―Part 2 of 4 Parts
Part 1 clarified the difference between a Colt AR-15 and an AR-15 style rifle. Politicians often use the two types of rifles...
Tom Timmes
Aug 2, 20227 min read
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"Assualt Weapons"- Part 1 of 4 Parts
Today’s national discussion about gun control has taken on a renewed sense of urgency in view of the many recent mass shootings (“an...
Tom Timmes
Jul 23, 20226 min read
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Balance: Wobbly Seniors
My Army buddy from 1960 mentioned to me that he has problems with his balance and was using a Bosu* to try to regain his stability. ...
Tom Timmes
Mar 12, 202210 min read
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Seniors’ Blood Pressure
I’ve noticed that eating properly, monitoring cholesterol levels, blood pressure, and getting regular exercise is always recommended to...
Tom Timmes
Mar 2, 20224 min read
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It Feels Good to Feel Good
Prior to my recent four-day hospital stay, if asked how I would rate my overall health, I would have replied “excellent,” without any...
Tom Timmes
Feb 22, 20226 min read
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Our Marvelous Brain
What Exactly Happens to our Brain as we Age? “As we grow older, we all start to notice some changes in our ability to remember things....
Tom Timmes
Feb 16, 20225 min read
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Birdwatching: Adding Joy and Awareness
Thirty years ago, if you asked me how many birds on the poster I could name, I would have said, “Two, the Robin and Blue jay.” Today, I...
Tom Timmes
Feb 1, 20224 min read
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Nocturia: Getting up at Night
“Nocturia.” We may not know the term, but we know the condition―waking up during the night because we have to urinate. It is a...
Tom Timmes
Jan 22, 20227 min read
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