Archives for September 2005

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…

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!

A recent story from one of the major newswire services reveals that weight problems plague all branches of the U.S. military…

Around 120 million Americans (64.5% of the adult population), are either overweight or obese…

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.

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…

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.

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).

As evidence, I cited a CDC report from 2004 revealing that 60% of doctors DO NOT counsel their obese patients to lose weight.

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.