“If the ‘detailed’ universal care plan offered up this week by Barack Obama is a demonstration of the candidate’s substance, he should confine his ambitions to the Senate. … [H]is ‘detailed’ plan is little more than a mixture of recycled liberal bromides, vague promises and wishful thinking. In essence, Obama is promising everything — affordable, […]
“I’ve been at the hospital all day today. Our 13-year-old son had to undergo surgery on his right arm. You see, his arm was broken back in April during a spring break visit to Texas; when the cast was removed last Wednesday here in Alabama, doctors determined that it had healed improperly and would have […]
Interview with Dr. Sarah Whitman: “Overcoming suffering and pain is difficult—sometimes it even seems impossible. Pain can isolate you from family and friends, causing you to feel alone in the world. Chronic pain takes a serious toll on your mental health, your self-esteem and your ability to cope with the changes that have occurred because […]
“Wow. Apparently obesity zealot MeMe Roth has taken a page from Lindsay Lohan’s publicity playbook: After publicly embarrassing yourself, instead of showing remorse and making amends, do something even more offensive. Last Wednesday the publicist-turned-activist had to be physically restrained from vandalizing a YMCA snack table — an instance of all-too-authentic food fascism we were […]
“Healthcare providers have been dreaming about electronic records for so long that the idea has begun to seem like vaporware, a never-to-be-realized fantasy similar to flying cars and jetpacks. But there is already a clear software standard, an open-source system that’s low-cost, easy to use and readily available. It could be the key to the […]
“Surgery is twice as effective as physical therapy and drugs for relieving pain and improving mobility in one of the most common back problems, researchers report today. The study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, gives ‘us more confidence in recommending surgery to our patients,’ said Dr. Mark J. Spoonamore of the University […]
“Tuberculosis is caused by germs that are spread from person to person through the air. TB affects the lungs and the throat and kills nearly 2 million people each year around the world. The general symptoms of TB include feelings of sickness or weakness, weight loss, fever, and night sweats. When the disease attacks the […]
“‘When I look back on the things I did when I was younger,’ says 49-year-old Kylee Baumle, a former sun goddess whose father and husband were recently diagnosed with skin cancer, ‘all those hours I spent working on my tan by the pool — I have to wonder, “What was I thinking?”‘ It’s a good […]
“A new study provides yet more evidence that when it comes to alcohol and health, moderation is key. While women who drank were at lower risk of having a non-fatal heart attack than their peers who abstained from alcohol, getting drunk once a month or more sharply increased their risk, Dr. Joan M. Dorn of […]
“Children who drink plenty of apple juice may be less likely to develop asthma symptoms, say scientists. The National Heart and Lung Institute research, published in the European Respiratory Journal, is the latest study to link apples and lung health. Children who drank apple juice at least once a day were half as likely to […]
