Talking while walking can be a hazard at the best of times (for me). Something to do with my mouth moving faster than my legs… or as Dr. O might tactfully suggest you need pay more attention. Something that I wasn’t doing particularly well when I took a spill recently. I was immersed deeply in conversation with a fellow traveler while descending a vineyard trail in France…. Ouch! ( I actually rolled) Pants ripped, bleeding knee infused with gravel…. but most importantly my camera was still intact….. you’d all be proud of me I was such a brave soldier!

Well we’ve all heard the saying about people who can’t walk and chew gum at the same time, but it turns out that walking and talking is difficult enough, especially for people with Parkinson’s disease who are at increased risk for falls with injury. [continue reading…]

A new online video channel is reaching out to teenagers who are bullied at school for being gay. The message: life really does get better after high school.

The YouTube channel, called the “It Gets Better Project,” was created by the Seattle advice columnist and activist Dan Savage.

READ MORE about the It Gets Better Project, in Savage Love, here: http://bit.ly/bYtxBd

A new analysis finds that men whose partners have breast cancer are at increased risk of developing mood disorders that are so severe that they warrant hospitalization. Published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the study indicates that clinicians should address the mental health of cancer patients’ loved ones. [continue reading…]