“The mad rush to solve some perceived problem, real or imaginary, usually leads to stupid mistakes. I find it necessary to hammer home the point that every ’solution’ is not necessarily a solution. And when solutions are created through the political process they are almost always wrong. Politicians have warped incentives to find politically beneficial […]
“With gas prices over $3 a gallon and violence roiling the Middle East, the political drumbeat for oil alternatives has never been louder. President Bush has vowed to ‘change how we power our automobiles,’ and a newly elected Democratic Congress is demanding drastic increases in auto fuel efficiency aimed at achieving ‘oil independence.’ Quick to […]
“I listened to ABC NEWS tonight waiting for the story about the new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on vaccines with mercury and autism…. The[ir] report on the CDC study again dismissed any suspicion that the mercury used in vaccination is linked to autism. NBC NEWS told us that even though […]
“Let us begin with a short quiz: a few questions to ponder during the 30 (or 60 or 90) minutes a day you spend burning off excess calories at the gym, or perhaps while feeling guilty because you’re not so engaged. If lean people are more physically active than fat people — one fact in […]
“The mainstream press coverage of the UAW strike in Detroit has been predictably thin. Labor reporters are scarce these days, and the business-section bias of even feature coverage of labor disputes has made our news culture reflexively anti-union and anti-worker. High-wage, high-benefit manufacturing jobs are seen as a ‘relic.’ The strike represents an ‘opportunity’ to […]
“As Congress and the White House wrestle this week over the spending bills necessary to keep government running, any new spending initiatives may get pushed aside. But when a spending initiative is an incentive to health and healthcare savings in the long term for many Americans, it merits serious consideration. The Healthy Workforce Act of […]
“Every Wednesday and Friday morning, two or three volunteers wearing bright green shirts that read ‘Pro-Choice, Y’all’ assemble in front of Reproductive Health Services in Montgomery, Ala., to escort patients from the parking lot to the front door, past a small sea of anti-abortion protesters. The protesters carry handmade signs and pictures of fetuses sucking […]
“A new, stevia-based sweetener is now available in major retail outlets across the United States, even though stevia has yet to be approved as a food additive, according to the product’s manufacturer. Sunwin Stevia International, a subsidiary stevia manufacturer of Sunwin International Neutraceuticals, produces a product called OnlySweet. The product is a blend of stevia, […]
“About half of all employers are expected to soon offer Health Savings Account (HSA) plans to their employees. This projection offers the best hope for restraining runaway health care costs, according to John Goodman, president of the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA). ‘The best way to control healthcare costs is to put patients in […]
“Anal cancer is not something you often read or hear about in the daily news. Maybe it’s too taboo to talk about this part of the body. Actress Farrah Fawcett did not mention what type of cancer she is battling, but, according to reports, the 59-year-old actress has a rare form of anal cancer. The […]
