I'm Dr. Brent Ridge, geriatrician at The Mount Sinai Medical Center. Join me in reimagining healthy aging, aging-in-place, and the importance of treating both the whole person and family unit. http://health.yahoo.com/experts/ Mon, 05 Feb 2007 17:55:14 -0800 Yahoo! http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mediablogs/rss/agingridge/*http://health.yahoo.com/experts/agingridge/7326/were-those-boots-made-for-walking The shoes you choose can wreak havoc on your feet. Let's take a quick stroll through some of the problems that arise when we choose inappropriate shoes... Mon, 05 Feb 2007 17:55:14 -0800 S. Brent Ridge, M.D. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mediablogs/rss/agingridge/*http://health.yahoo.com/experts/agingridge/7305/what-are-those-things-floating-in-my-eye As you might guess, we have a fancy medical term for these...floaters. (Real fancy, right?) The good news is that most of the time, they are completely insignificant... Wed, 31 Jan 2007 17:41:32 -0800 S. Brent Ridge, M.D. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mediablogs/rss/agingridge/*http://health.yahoo.com/experts/agingridge/7276/do-you-want-big-doctor-watching-you Medical errors are a leading cause of death in hospitalized patients. Will having access to an Internet-based personal health record make us all safer? Tue, 23 Jan 2007 07:03:17 -0800 S. Brent Ridge, M.D. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mediablogs/rss/agingridge/*http://health.yahoo.com/experts/agingridge/7251/education-helping-patients-beat-cancer I like to think that we've done a better job of educating the public about the importance of prevention, about their bodies, and how to recognize when something's just not quite right. Wed, 17 Jan 2007 20:54:25 -0800 S. Brent Ridge, M.D. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mediablogs/rss/agingridge/*http://health.yahoo.com/experts/agingridge/7249/boomer-generation-driving-health-care-trends During every stage of their life, the members of the boomer cohort have driven change in the way we all think, work, act, and play. Tue, 16 Jan 2007 18:56:01 -0800 S. Brent Ridge, M.D. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mediablogs/rss/agingridge/*http://health.yahoo.com/experts/agingridge/7215/you-only-better But even with all of this knowledge right at our fingertips, we somehow still manage to miss the message. We still eat too much and exercise too little. Tue, 09 Jan 2007 16:33:56 -0800 S. Brent Ridge, M.D. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mediablogs/rss/agingridge/*http://health.yahoo.com/experts/agingridge/7204/youre-doing-it-all-wrong If you have made a resolution this year, take a step back and see if you can break it down into smaller increments. Fri, 05 Jan 2007 08:33:37 -0800 S. Brent Ridge. M.D. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mediablogs/rss/agingridge/*http://health.yahoo.com/experts/agingridge/4844/hair-of-the-dogeye-of-newtis-there-a-hangover-cure Do you like to tie one on why tying up your packages? For many of us, the holiday season is a time of pure indulgence. Fri, 29 Dec 2006 13:09:00 -0800 S. Brent Ridge, M.D. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mediablogs/rss/agingridge/*http://health.yahoo.com/experts/agingridge/4557/can-snoring-kill-you Snoring is one of those things that we don't tend to pay a lot of attention to. In fact, many people don't even bring it up when they talk to their doctor. Tue, 26 Dec 2006 13:50:00 -0800 S. Brent Ridge, M.D. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mediablogs/rss/agingridge/*http://health.yahoo.com/experts/agingridge/4548/sawing-logs-can-put-out-the-fire Why do people snore? What causes this? Can't we stop it? (Putting a pillow over the person's head will NOT solve the problem). Fri, 22 Dec 2006 19:44:00 -0800 S. Brent Ridge, M.D.