| 11/29/2005 - Encouraging healthier eating among kids |
| On the "good" side of the equation, an increasing number of public schools are, at least in theory, attempting to encourage healthier eating among kids. |
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| 11/28/2005 - Our nation's preparedness for a terrorist strike |
| If you've been a reader of mine for any length of time at all, you know how I feel about our nation's preparedness for a terrorist strike involving bio-warfare or other airborne agents. |
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| 11/25/2005 - High school girls becoming pregnant at an alarming rate |
| In fact, I don't recall ANY young women at my high school becoming pregnant out of wedlock (although a few were married and in a motherly way not long after getting their diplomas). |
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| 11/22/2005 - H5N1 Avian Flu |
| Just a few days ago, I wrote to you about the President's Big Plan to reduce flu infections and protect us against an outbreak of the H5N1 avian flu. |
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| 11/21/2005 - Medical errors because of fatigue |
| There's simply no excuse for: Medical errors because of fatigue. The hectic schedules of medical interns - who usually end up manning the Emergency Departments - are the stuff of legend. You've heard the stories… |
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| 11/19/2005 - What's really "driving" drug profits… |
| The piece makes 15 points of comparison between the two industries, with the aim of showing just how unbelievably profitable and unaccountable the domestic drug biz really is. |
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| 11/15/2005 - Is Vioxx safe? |
| Just 2 months ago (Daily Dose, 9/19), I wrote to you in tentative elation about the unprecedented August jury award in the first Vioxx lawsuit to make it to trial. |
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| 11/14/2005 - Dealing with challenging childhood behavior |
| …yet with moderately challenging childhood behavior like a short attention span and rambunctious-ness are signs of a medical problem… |
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| 11/11/2005 - Protect yourself from the flu this season |
| I've got a better one. Steer clear of the government's flu lines altogether. You're far more likely to catch influenza from the sickies that flock to these things than you are to get any actual protection from the flu. |
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| 11/08/2005 - The Pharmaceutical Industry Tries to Advance Its Own PR Agenda |
| It's the stranger-than-fiction tale of a pharmaceutical-biz puppet-group's (PhRMA) alleged attempt to commission a mainstream pulp-fiction "Islamic terrorists tainted drug" thriller to advance its own PR agenda… |
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| 11/07/2005 - Pharmaceutical industry novel may promote the American drug business |
| A story about an alleged attempt by a major pharmaceuticals-industry advocacy group to commission the WRITING OF A NOVEL to promote the interests of the American drug business. |
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| 11/04/2005 - Are vegetables nutrion-less trash? |
| I can't help it, though! The bulk of them - like mainstream darlings corn and potatoes (actually starches), peas, cooked carrots, and string beans - are just nutrition-less trash that'll make you fat… |
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| 11/01/2005 - The Battle Between Complementary and Alternative Medicine Techniques |
| The struggle between the conventional medicine doled out meagerly and after horrendous waiting and paperwork by the tired, socialized British medical system, and alternative medicine techniques … |
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