Originally posted on The Saturday Evening Post I check my blood pressure regularly because I know that keeping it under control reduces my risk for developing cardiovascular diseases such as heart attacks and heart failure, as well as strokes. In my last column, I...
Originally posted on The Saturday Evening Post Here are two simple things to do that might save your life or that of a loved one: get your measles vaccination and take your blood pressure pills in the evening rather than in the morning. Measles and Immune Amnesia I...
Your body’s response to excessive excitement can save your life or kill you. Most would prefer the former, but you cannot escape the potential for the latter. Let me explain. Millions of years ago when our ancestors fought saber tooth tigers and mastodons, our bodies...
Frankie was our Doberman. Her real name was Francine, after the female protagonist in my first novel, The Black Widows. I called both of them Frankie. Sometimes I give female characters male names, like Jessie in Ripples in Opperman’s Pond and Dannie in Not Just a...
May is Race Month in Indianapolis as the city gets ready for 350,000 fans attending the Indianapolis 500 held on the last Sunday before Memorial Day. The hotels fill, the restaurants are jammed, streets near the track look like a parking lot and the whole downtown...
While the year with Gordon was well lubricated, it was filled with scientific exploration at its best. We discovered fundamental heart processes and published a number of important papers. The experience with Gordon laid the scientific foundation for the rest of my...
Having published hundreds of medical papers and books, Doug Zipes has turned his hand to writing fiction. The Black Widows was published in 2011, Ripples in Opperman’s Pond in 2013 and Not Just a Game hit the shelves in early 2016. In 2018 Doug also published his memoir, Damn The Naysayers and 2019 saw Bear’s Promise, Doug’s latest novel hit the shelves.
