I am NOT cynical about the alternative cancer screen - only about its near absence in any of the literature we see in the USA about preventi...
Cape Wind Approval
Not too long ago I posted about wind farming "off shore". In that piece I noted that Europe had more of both on and off shore w...
I Cannot Tolerate That
For the sake of brevity, tonight I will offer an observation/opinion. It appears to me that the companies which sell psychotropic or mood a...
Vitamin D - the sun - the good, the bad, the extra
Yesterday afternoon, my coworkers and I were taking a little stroll and along the way we discussed Vitamin D benefits, the sun and the risks...
Alcohol and Breast Cancer Recurrence
I learned from a family member that women who have been diagnosed and treated for breast cancer are advised by their oncologists to limit al...
Odds and Ends
Tobacco News - First quarter results were released this week for both Phillip Morris and Reynolds American. In spite of a national tobacco ...
Who Knew? (omega 3)
In previous posts I have talked about the proven and suspected benefits of 0mega-3 fatty acids. I have also noted the best sources for this...
Accountability
The Council of Medical Specialty Societies which contains 32 separate organizations has come out with a joint statement regarding the use of...
Environmental Health (it is Earth Day)
I recently heard someone speaking about wind farms in regards to an option for generating energy. The person was on CNBC I believe and when...
A Drug Maker's Dream
I am appalled to think that thousands of women will begin to take one of two medications that have a significant risk profile with the inten...
Headline Misspeak
I don't know if these articles I read make me smarter or completely boggle my senses. In any case, I saw a news story by a Julie Steenhu...
Tumor Analysis
This morning I read a brief news statement about a lung cancer clinical trial referred to as BATTLE that is underway at the M.D. Anderson C...
Odds and Ends
Wow that was a fast week! Kudos! I have noticed an older woman walking in the mornings when I go out to run or ride my bicycle (yes - warm ...
Alcohol Defense - iveness
WebMD has a website called Medscape which is used to educate health care professionals on current research and best practices in medicine. I...
The Power of Brown
Those crazy scientists - always up to something. Back in 2009 I mentioned a story about the different types of fat that we have in our body...
Brief O&E Update
Throughout the day I pondered over a topic - I thought, I do not want to think so hard tonight. I have begun reading an article that I thin...
A Choice Environment
There is a new book out about how we make choices, The Art of Choosing by Sheena Iyengar. In her Voices of the Family interview , she discu...
The Down Side of FDA Regulation
I was not familiar with the history of the FDA before today. I know it now because I looked it up. I was inspired to look it up after read...
Odds and Ends
Instead of listening to the news or radio at the moment, I have the windows open and can hear the sound of the rain. It is cathartic - it c...
Don't Be a Kirstie
Or an Oprah for that matter. I first remember Ms. Alley from the TV miniseries, North and South. I was struck by her eyes and thought to mys...
The High Cost of Valor
An article has been published in the current issue of the New England Journal of Medicine titled, Lung Function in Rescue Workers at the Wor...
FDA Steps Up
I promise that I understand the desire to get an easy fix to things that do not please us. I promise too, that I am not going to age gracefu...
April - Women with Disabilities Awareness Month
Within sex and gender health disparities, there can be another layer preventing optimal health outcomes - disabled status. Many of your pati...
Black Lung
Of course I have been thinking of coal mines. Several incidents have occurred in China in the last few weeks, including in the province of ...