| 10/31/2008 - New limits on cold medicine are nothing to sneeze at - but why don't they go further? |
| It turns out that Big Pharma didn't renounce their stance on OTC cold meds for kids out of the goodness of their hearts. They did it because they FDA coaxed them into doing it. |
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| 10/29/2008 - Government agency shoots down 3 new colon cancer tests |
| Recently, The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force refused to approve three new screenings for colon cancer. |
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| 10/27/2008 - Shocking look into nursing home violations |
| In one of the most enraging and saddest federal surveys I've ever seen, a staggering 94 percent of inspected nursing homes were found to have violations of health and safety standards. |
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| 10/26/2008 - Guys: do you know what time is on your biological clock? |
| Hey guys. Hear that steady "tick, tick, tick" sound? Well, if you don't, maybe you ought to be listening more closely, because it turns out that the whole "biological clock" thing isn't just for women any more. |
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| 10/24/2008 - Presidential health care plans: Good for no one? |
| On the eve of this critical election, I thought it was important to make you aware of a new report in the Journal of Health Affairs that levies some criticism at both the McCain and Obama "solutions" for the U.S. healthcare system. |
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| 10/22/2008 - Last strike for BPA? Plastic ingredient could cause diabetes |
| A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) has linked BPA to diabetes and heart disease in adults. |
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| 10/20/2008 - Herbal drugs endanger both teens and legitimate supplement makers |
| Sometimes it's easy to see why those of us who support natural supplements as legitimate alternatives to pharmaceuticals are constantly facing an uphill climb - especially when people start abusing the natural alternatives. |
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| 10/19/2008 - Study says common surgical procedure could be useless |
| You might want to think twice before getting that knee surgery. According to a new study, the use of arthroscopy to treat arthritis in the knee may do nothing to improve the condition. |
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| 10/17/2008 - Oregon seeks an end to "no habla" |
| This November, Oregonians will go to the polls to cast their vote on an initiative that would limit the amount of time students can spend in English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) classes. |
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| 10/15/2008 - Nutty U.N. official claims meat causes global warming |
| The global warming nut jobs seem to be ready to say ANYTHING to hammer home their crazy idea that we're heading for a global meltdown. Now, they've suddenly discovered another enemy of the climate: meat. |
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| 10/13/2008 - Docs warn against medical device ads |
| Some doctors went before a Senate Aging Committee hearing to make the case that TV ads for medical devices could pose an even bigger threat to consumer well being than ads for pharmaceuticals. |
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| 10/12/2008 - Hospitals send illegals back where they belong |
| The New York Times reported recently that "U.S. hospitals are taking it upon themselves to repatriate seriously injured or ill immigrants because they cannot find nursing homes willing to accept them without insurance." |
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| 10/10/2008 - TV ads try to sweeten public opinion on high fructose corn syrup |
| You've got to love American advertising: it's utterly shameless. We're so used to having a constant Niagra Falls of sales messages flowing over us that we're no longer shocked at what's being hawked. |
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| 10/08/2008 - China gets another pass as FDA bans Indian drugs |
| Why the pat on the back for my least favorite government bureaucracy? They've finally made the right call about questionable generic drugs produced in a certain country in Asia… |
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| 10/06/2008 - Restrictive drug handling laws lead to gallons narcotics in the water supply |
| Stop for a minute and think about how much time and manpower (not to mention tax dollars) our government spends to control drugs. And I don't just mean pharmaceuticals - I mean ALL drugs, legal and illegal. |
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| 10/05/2008 - Vegan wackos take swipe at hot dogs with alarmist TV ads |
| There are a lot of things about vegans that grate on my nerves, but the thing that bothers me the most is their zealotry. |
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| 10/03/2008 - Is there a doctor in the house? |
| I just came across a report that said that less than a quarter of current U.S. med students are planning on practicing internal medicine once they graduate - and only two percent intend to become general practitioners. |
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| 10/01/2008 - Follow the money on gastric bypass research |
| But in our quick-fix culture, everyone is always looking for the "magic bullet" to eliminate health issues. Nowhere is this more evident than with the dangerous practice of gastric bypass surgery. |
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