Be Happy, Be a Republican!
by A Gallup poll of over 4000 Americans indicates that Republicans have significantly better mental health than their Democratic counterparts. Various statistical perspectives are graphed as …
Category: Health
Four Doctors and a Vet
One of my favorite movies is Four Weddings and a Funeral and the title inspired that of this post. Happily, no one was in any …
FDA "Does Away" with Children’s Medicine
The NY Times reported Thursday that the Food and Drug Administration, which had been pressuring makers of over-the-counter cough medicine for infants and toddlers to withdraw …
There’s Always Time for One Last Kiss
Or is there? The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics said tests on 33 brand-name red lipsticks reveals that over 60 percent of them had detectable lead …
SCHIP, Media, Government, Truth
The SCHIP debate is interesting because it pits certain core beliefs that conservatives and liberals allegedly hold in direct opposition to each other. Whether to …
Nutrition Gap
The Chronicle ran a story last month about Americans and how we’re losing our height advantage over the rest of the world. Like many human …
No Smoking
Smoking is bad for people. Everyone knows and accepts this. New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg proposes to extend New York’s smoking ban to …
Fat Nation
America, land of the free and home of the fat. Read all about it at MSNBC.com In this country we eat a lot of food. …
Eat Less, Live Longer
From the world of health: eat less and live longer. Read about it. Sounds good, but tough to do!