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...
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Tom Timmes
- Nov 14
- 5 min
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...
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Tom Timmes
- Nov 4
- 4 min
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...
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Tom Timmes
- Oct 24
- 6 min
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;...
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Tom Timmes
- Oct 14
- 5 min
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...
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Tom Timmes
- Oct 4
- 4 min
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...
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Tom Timmes
- Sep 22
- 3 min
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...
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Tom Timmes
- Sep 12
- 4 min
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...
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Tom Timmes
- Sep 2
- 5 min
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...
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Tom Timmes
- Aug 22
- 4 min
“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...
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Tom Timmes
- Aug 12
- 7 min
“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...
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Tom Timmes
- Aug 2
- 7 min
“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...
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Tom Timmes
- Jul 23
- 6 min
"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...
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Tom Timmes
- Mar 12
- 10 min
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. ...
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Tom Timmes
- Mar 2
- 4 min
Seniors’ Blood Pressure
I’ve noticed that eating properly, monitoring cholesterol levels, blood pressure, and getting regular exercise is always recommended to...
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Tom Timmes
- Feb 22
- 6 min
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...
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Tom Timmes
- Feb 16
- 5 min
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....
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Tom Timmes
- Feb 1
- 4 min
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...
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Tom Timmes
- Jan 22
- 7 min
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...
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Tom Timmes
- Jan 12
- 5 min
Seniors’ Digestion
Our Digestive Tract is Changing “The digestive tract is part of the digestive system also called alimentary tract and gastrointestinal...
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