The Happy Hospitalist has a timely post about the safety of the infamous airport x-ray scanners.
Would you rather be dosed with radiation, have your private parts groped, or not fly at all?
They might, if you’re a woman over 50 taking over 500 mg elemental calcium daily without a vitamin D supplement.
Details are at my last Self/NutritionData Heart Health Blog post.
The Health on the Net Foundation is asking people to tell them how they use the Internet for health/disease information. If you’re willing to participate in their survey, click on the the following logo:
You know there’s much misleading information on the Internet regarding health, and most everything else. I appreciate the Health on the Net Foundation for attempting to certify reliable health information resources, such as this website.
“The Declaration of Independence—the “father of all moral principle” in our politics, as Lincoln called it—defines the purpose of government in distinctly limited terms: “To secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.” The rights in question are the natural ones to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. That the Declaration speaks of the pursuit of happiness rather than happiness itself as a right is an important indication of the Founders’ commitment to limited government. A government that is responsible for sustaining the conditions in which we can pursue happiness is a limited one. But is is difficult to say what the limits are on a government that is responsible for our happiness iteslf.”
—Matthew J. Franck, professor and chairman of political science at Radford University, writing in National Review, May 17, 2010
I went into a McDonald’s yesterday and said, “I’d like some fries.” The girl at the counter said, “Would you like some fries with that?”
-Jay Leno
For potential candidates, keep track of Paul Maher’s (Skeptic’s) Health Journal blog.
I had an elderly patient who had been given radiation therapy for tonsillitis as a girl. This was maybe 60 years ago. I had never even heard of such therapy. Much later in life, she developed thyroid cancer. Did the radiation exposure cause her thyroid cancer? Hard to prove, but I wouldn’t be surprised.
Did you know that schizophrenia was once treated with brain surgery and insulin shock (physician-induced hypoglycemia)?
Not any more.
Have you heard of Gardasil, available for a couple years as a vaccine given to adolescent girls and young women to prevent cervical cancer? I bet you’ve heard of it if you live in Texas because Governor Rick Perry mandated its administration to public school girls. [He was over-ruled.] If memory serves me well, Perry’s wife was on the payroll of the company that makes the vaccine.
Dr. Maher (M.D, M.P.H) examines the data on Gardasil in a May 24, 2010 post.
K. Dun Gifford, founder of Oldways, passed away a few days ago. Read about his interesting life at The Boston Globe.
I have no doubt that Mr. Gifford’s promotion of the healthy Mediterranean diet helped to save lives and improve quality of life for many.
The mainstream media has been a gushing firehose of misinformation regarding the recent Arizona laws to protect us from “undocumented immigrants” and other foreign visitors here unlawfully.
From the media coverage I’ve seen, it’s clear that most of the polititians and talking heads (news readers and pundits) haven’t bothered to read the law. Don’t let them filter it for you; read the laws yourself if interested in the truth:
I’m particularly interested in this issue since I’ve lived in Arizona since 2001.
Steve Parker, M.D.
Oldways, the preeminent promoter of the Mediterranean diet, proclaims May to be “Mediterranean Month.” The idea is to spread awareness of the traditional Mediterranean diet.
In addition to “it just plain tastes good,” I’m a Mediterranean diet advocate because of the potential health benefits.
Relatively strong evidence supports the Mediterranean diet’s association with:
Weaker supporting evidence points to associations with:
For ideas on moving your diet in a Mediterranean direction, why not visit this page at one of my other websites, or the Oldways site? You don’t have to go “full Mediterranean” to gain some of the health benefits. Just taking a couple steps in that direction should help.
Disclaimer: All matters regarding your health require supervision by a personal physician or other appropriate health professional familiar with your current health status. Always consult your personal physican before making any dietary or exercise changes.
Since Eve ate the apple, much depends on dinner.
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