This is a repeat from an early post but it is still so good...in case you've never seen it. If you have a teenage daughter (or son) this is a video for them to see too. The images we are exposed to are not reality. Enjoy!
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The news buzz of the day concerns the conservative radio talk show jock, Michael Savage, and the outraged parents who are petitioning for his firing. This "shock jock" personality used his show to rant about something he has zero knowledge.Michael Savage ...
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The confusion about which diet is best for health and weight maintenance has plagued us for decades. The New England Journal of Medicine reported today that the Mediterranean and low carbohydrate diets are the way to go. Here were the parameters:...
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The dramatic increase in obesity worldwide remains challenging and underscores the urgent need to test the effectiveness and safety of several widely used weight-loss diets.1,2,3 Low-carbohydrate, high-protein, high-fat diets (referred to as low-carbohydrate diets) have been compared with low-fat, energy-restricted diets.4,5,6,7,8,9 A meta-analysis of ...
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Renal transplantation is considered the treatment of choice for patients with end-stage renal disease, since it offers improved survival and quality-of-life benefits as compared with dialysis and is considerably less costly to payers.1,2,3 Currently, there are more than 74,275 patients with end-stage renal disease in the United States on ...
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Yes, the practice of medicine is a joy. But your doctor does get irritated at times. We know what irritates patients...waiting too long, being put on hold, doctors rushing you out the door. Do you ever wonder what yanks your doctors ...
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Head on over to Unprotected Texts for the best of this weeks medical blogs. Good reading from various docs, nurses and patients with an assortment of opinions and points of view.
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I've written before about the health benefits of Omega 3 FFA and Green Tea. More evidence of their healthful benefits came out today.The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition reported on a study of pregnant women that ...
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Scientists and researchers have taken a big step closer to a cure for the most common strain of avian influenza, or "bird flu," the potential pandemic that has claimed more than 200 lives and infected nearly ...
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Some parents of children with autism evaluate facial expressions differently than the rest of us--and in a way that is strikingly similar to autistic patients themselves, according to new research by neuroscientist Ralph Adolphs of ...
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