Getting Rid of Mercury, Good News for Once
Tremendous health news. EPA will regulate mercury from coal plants. This is to be filed in the “First Do No Harm” file, but is a...
Acetaminophen and Asthma
To be filed in the “I did not know that” file. I have my Pediatric Boards, but apparently have not kept up in a meaningful...
Ounce of prevention: Junk Food
One more story ripped from the headlines, another chapter in “an ounce of prevention.s’ Article in the SF Chron Food giants fight proposed nutrition guidelines...
Precautionary Principle and Genetically Modified Food
Over the last few days, I’ve been discussing Munger’s model of avoiding that which is bad for healthier or more successful outcomes. I’ve made the...
Medicare Expert Testifies and Decries Waste
This describes the testimony of an Obama official in charge of Medicare, and he targets the bureaucracy, but it makes a very interesting read. He...
Most Hospitalizations in Elders due to Four Drugs
In the “First Do No Harm” file we have this article outlining the dangers inherent in certain medications. All of these meds have been around...
What’s in a name? Time to rename “cancer?”
I was speaking to one of my Medical School classmates at my recent reunion about this very topic. (I went to Tulane Medical School and...
What’s in a name? Time to rename “cancer?”
I was speaking to one of my Medical School classmates at my recent reunion about this very topic. (I went to Tulane Medical School and...