| 06/29/2004 - Medical Errors |
| Many times, medical errors hit a lot closer to home - your
local doctor's office. A recent study published in the journal Quality and Safety in Health Care examines errors that take place in the "primary care" setting. |
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| 06/25/2004 - Are fortified foods good for you? |
| We've all know about "fortified" foods - and the claims in
ads for white bread and sugar-laden breakfast cereals that
claim they're actually good for you - because they've
been "fortified" with vitamins and iron. |
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| 06/22/2004 - Homocysteine and its Relation to Heart Disease |
| By now, you've probably heard about homocysteine. I've been
writing about it for 20 years, and unless you're new to
alternative medicine, you've probably heard a bit about how
it relates to heart disease. |
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| 06/18/2004 - The Health Food Movement |
| As you probably know, I've been writing about the ludicrous
fads and factions of the so-called "health food" movement
for years now, and I've called it just about every name in
the book. |
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| 06/15/2004 - Wine Drinkers Lead Healthier Lives than Beer or Liquor Drinkers |
| A report in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
points strongly to the conclusion that wine drinkers lead
healthier lives than beer or liquor drinkers, or those with
no clear preference. |
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| 06/11/2004 - Most Prescription Drugs are Needless |
| I know I don't need to restate this, but I will for the record: I think most prescription drugs are needless, and most are downright detrimental to your health. |
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| 06/08/2004 - Sales of Carb-Heavy Foods Are Falling Off |
| Sales of carb-heavy breads, pastas, pizza, cookies, desserts, and other foods are falling off in a big way because of people's increasing awareness that these refined, nutrition-less foodstuffs are actually killing them. |
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| 06/04/2004 - Sex Selection of Babies |
| Back in November (Daily Dose, 11/21), I wrote to you about
the disturbing, yet inevitable, specter of human genetic
engineering - specifically, the disastrous impact that sex
selection of babies would have on our species. |
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| 06/01/2004 - Wash Your Hands EVERY TIME After Using the Bathroom |
| But I'll say this, to If there were some high-tech way to
make sure people wash their hands EVERY TIME after using the bathroom, I'd give it my vote in a heartbeat. |
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