| 09/30/2005 - New Orleans' Disaster |
| And although there's plenty of blame to go around, both for the preparedness of the City that Care Forgot for a disaster it KNEW was one day coming and the response to it at all levels, there's entirely too much finger-pointing going on… |
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| 09/27/2005 - "Aspirin Therapy" is Crazy |
| But just to reiterate: I think "aspirin therapy" is crazy. Not only does aspirin increase the risk of potentially lethal internal bleeding, it's also makes blood MORE likely to clot up, not less! |
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| 09/26/2005 - An Overweight Army |
| A recent story from one of the major newswire services reveals that weight problems plague all branches of the U.S. military… |
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| 09/23/2005 - Obesity in America |
| Around 120 million Americans (64.5% of the adult population), are either overweight or obese… |
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| 09/20/2005 - Americans' attitudes toward mosquito repellants |
| According to a recent CBSNews.com report, a survey from last year explored Americans' attitudes toward mosquito repellants and found that for the most part, people actively choose NOT TO USE THEM. |
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| 09/19/2005 - Painkiller Scandal |
| As you know, I've been in the habit of giving you regular updates on the Vioxx painkiller scandal ever since the story broke amid a massive damage-control campaign launched by Merck in the fall of 2004… |
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| 09/16/2005 - National Cholesterol Education Month |
| Personally, I didn't know until relatively recently that September is designated as National Cholesterol Education Month. I suspect the vast majority of Americans don't know it, either. And thank goodness they don't. |
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| 09/13/2005 - Singing the praises of a good ol' cuppa Joe |
| But this month, I've got good reason to once again sing the praises of a good ol' cuppa Joe - one of my favorite nutritious drinks (along with red wine, dark beer, good scotch and raw milk). |
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| 09/12/2005 - Should doctors provide weight management advice to their obese patients? |
| As evidence, I cited a CDC report from 2004 revealing that 60% of doctors DO NOT counsel their obese patients to lose weight. |
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| 09/09/2005 - Are we really this stupid? |
| Maybe it's all the TV we're watching, or maybe it's our sugar-loaded diets that do it, or perhaps there's something in the water (besides killer fluoride) that's turning us all into dimwits. |
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| 09/06/2005 - Contrasting Treatments for Anxiety and Depression |
| What follows is a comparison of two contrasting treatments for today's epidemic of self-pity and neediness - er, I mean anxiety and depression. |
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| 09/05/2005 - Promoting Healthy Eating to Children |
| Some school systems, however, have met with my applause in the past for meaningful changes that promote healthier dietary habits: Things like eliminating vending machines altogether or banning the sale of soft drinks on school property. |
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| 09/02/2005 - Hospitals May Be Spreading Killer Infections |
| I started thinking about what criteria hospitals - which are first and foremost businesses concerned with profitability - would most likely use to determine their own culpability in spreading killer infections. |
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