How's your heart, Doc?

Doc, I don't want your poison.

Mrs. A. is a bright and intense 58-year-old woman. She is married and the mother of two sons. She is a Catholic who practices meditation, has trust in natural medicine, and believes that the mind has control over the body’s physical well-being. We met her in 2003 when her mother was diagnosed with lung cancer, which eventually led to her mother’s death. During this period, although Mrs. A. clea...

Wearing your heart in your sleeve?

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Mind your heart.

Clinicians as far back as the father of internal medicine, Sir William Osler, have noted characteristic behavioral patterns in patients with heart disease. In 1897, Osler observed that “the typical heart disease patient is a keen and ambitious man . . . whose engine is always at full speed ahead” (1). Almost a century later, cardiologists Friedman and Rosenman picked up on this theme by linking...

Look after your heart.

Follow your heart

Long distance travel is an unusual activity for humans. The economical cabin environment (low air circulation, limited space, low humidity, etc.) during the long haul flights causes discomfort and even stress for many passengers. In-flight video and music systems are commonly available to improve the comfort level of the passengers. However, current in-flight music systems do not explore how th...