07/31/2006 - Raising issues — about how we’re raising our “issues”
The latest estimates peg the obesity rate among 11-19 year olds — not the incidence of simply being overweight, mind you, but the state of extreme fatness — at more than 15%
07/28/2006 - Murder in the Mississippi Mud?
Rampant misappropriation and misuse of monies allocated to heal and restore the Big Easy’s disaster victims isn’t the only malfeasance that ensued in the wake of the Storm of the Century. How about another “M” word
07/25/2006 - Drinking for thinking and shrinking
Hark! More good health news for those who imbibe — men and women both
07/24/2006 - First ever “Weird, Wild & Wacky” compilation
Over time, I always seem to collect up a bunch of odd, weird, freaky or funny stories that really don’t dovetail with very much of what I talk about regularly, and that don’t warrant a full-sized feature — yet nevertheless are so entertaining
07/21/2006 - unlicensed tattooists and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
Unlicensed tattooists have spurred multiple domestic outbreaks of an infection called methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports.
07/18/2006 - Antidepressant drugs and suicides and violence
One of the recurring topics in the Daily Dose is the link between antidepressant drugs and suicides and violence. The reason I’ve spilled so much ink on the topic is that it’s such a convoluted and important story. And, because the mainstream
07/17/2006 - Seizing morning – or “mourning” disease
In the last Daily Dose, I told you about a few ways to avoid mosquito bitesbut I didn’t mention what a lot of readers must have concluded is the most obvious (and easy) way to avoid mosquito bites: Simply staying inside.
Swelled-up lowlands and wetlands and even the rain-soaked standing water in many people’s backyards is now prime breeding ground for mosquitoes. And as I warn every year now – this means an increased risk of deadly West Nile virus.
07/11/2006 - Sodium sanctions and a statin island inquest
It shouldn’t surprise you that one of my favorite of all nutrients for optimum health is at the top of the mainstream’s “most wanted” list. Long-time readers of mine already know what I’m talking about: sodium.
07/10/2006 - Your money or (and) your life
Some of you may know that I’m a big fan of the alternative financial media – things like small niche newsletters and online investment advisories. Even if you didn’t know this about me, it really shouldn’t come as a surprise to you, since I make my
07/07/2006 - High steaks in the freedom debate
Colorado man’s struggle to hold on to his government job after exercising his 1st Amendment right to niche-market his side venture (a lawn-care business) to a language-sensitive clientele – by truthfully advertising that his
07/03/2006 - Bred in the USA – however foreign parents choose!
I’ve written about the lamentable practice of sex selection of unborn children via the selective abortion of unborn fetuses. In some Asian areas – like certain provinces in India – the practice has skewed the sex ratio severely
07/03/2006 - Bred in the USA – however foreign parents choose!
I’ve written about the lamentable practice of sex selection of unborn children via the selective abortion of unborn fetuses. In some Asian areas – like certain provinces in India – the practice has skewed the sex ratio severely
