by Loraine Holden • July 26, 2007
The high cost of health care is being debated in California and elsewhere in the U.S. The best suggestion comes from Dr. Arnold Relman. He was a respected professor and one-time editor of the New England Journal of Medicine. His book “Second Opinion” explains how health care can’t be treated as just another business. Even [...]
by Loraine Holden • July 18, 2007
An article of July 18, Chicago AP describes the results of a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. It said a low fat diet loaded with many fruits and vegetables was not better than a standard healthy diet for breast cancer survivors. First, it did not mention if the women used [...]
by Loraine Holden • July 5, 2007
July 5 article on Netscape that says fatty meal effects can be counteracted by exercise after 2 hours is not surprising. It would take about that long for the sausage, eggs, and hash brown potatoes to be digested. Remember fat slows down the stomach’s emptying time but by 2 hours the fat globules enter the [...]