11/29/2004 - Vioxx side effects
Not long ago, I told you about what I thought was the “seedy underbelly” of the Vioxx heart-risk story (Daily Dose, 10/11) – the fact that the medication’s deadly downsides were discovered in a clinical trial
11/26/2004 - Winter Sun Protection
just because it’s a little cooler and cloudier outside doesn’t mean you should skip the sunscreen. These paranoiacs then all-too-cheerfully reminded readers that killer sunlight can reflect off of water, sand, snow, and cement (cement?)
11/23/2004 - Healthy benefits of SPAM
When most people think of a canned food, they probably don’t think about its place in American (and world) history. Yet just like people and places, foods have a story behind them. The hamburger has a story. The Sloppy Joe has a story. Oreo
11/22/2004 - Doctors making mistakes
If you’ve been a reader of mine for longer than a Twinkie’s shelf-life, you’ve heard me railing about how behind heart disease and cancer, DOCTORS are the third-leading cause of death in the U.S. (Daily Dose, 4/15/03). Well, here’s another
11/19/2004 - Youth and Teen Obesity
Well, the jogging fanatics are at it again – and this time, they’re targeting children.
11/16/2004 - High Blood Pressure
It seems at least some in the mainstream now agree with me about this crucial B-vitamin, if the latest research presented to the American Heart Association means anything.
11/15/2004 - Anti-Clotting Drug for Stroke Victims
How’s this for creepy: A new, experimental anti-clotting drug for stroke victims is currently being tested at the University of Louisville Hospital – and it’s based on
11/12/2004 - Obesity is the Norm
Need proof that we’re getting fatter as a nation? I mean, aside from the CDC’s warnings and the abundant evidence your own two eyes can gather on any given street corner, or in any given drive-through lane?
11/09/2004 - Lynch Mobs and Leeches
We’ve all heard the maxim “Revenge is sweet,” right? Well, as it turns out, this truism is not merely an expression in our popular idiom – it’s a dead-on accurate description of what revenge stimulates in our brains.
11/08/2004 - Crisis of Creativity
Since I’m a writer myself, I’m not sure exactly how to take this next bit of news, but I’m fascinated by it nonetheless, so naturally I’m going to spill it to you
11/05/2004 - Engineering sanitation
I’ve written long and loud about how basic sanitation is the single biggest thing anyone can improve upon to reduce their risk of disease – and to reduce the risk that they’ll spread a disease to others.
11/02/2004 - The verdict on killer drugs
Much has been made of the risks of antidepressants to our adolescents, both in these pages and (finally) in the mainstream press.
11/01/2004 - Fat facts and follies
One of the staples of my campaign to re-educate (or counter-educate, as it were) Americans as to what’s healthy has been to promote a proper understanding of the vital role fats play in your good health.
