I love Brian Wansink and so was delighted to see his work celebrated quite prominently this past week. That is, I was delighted up to a point.When I say I love Brian, I mean it quite genuinely, and both personally and professionally. Personally, we are friends. Brian could well have inspired the lyrics of “for he’s a jolly good fellow.” A good…
Doctors in white coats marched in the rain from Freedom Plaza near the White House to Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on March 22, 2010 to show support for health reform and to ask the Senate to do likewise. I was one of those doctors, drenched but undeterred. We represented thousands of health care providers in organizations like the National…
By Sharon Begley NEW YORK (Reuters) – Although oncologists increasingly distinguish breast, lung, and other cancers by their molecular drivers, cardiologists have lagged behind in efforts to do something similar for heart disease. A study published on Monday could help remedy that: Researchers have found evidence of a genetic basis for an enigmatic kind of heart attack that preferentially strikes young women. Just as breast cancers driven by one mutation
Extroverts, neurotics and the conscientious among us need to be extra careful!
How is a dog like a cup of yogurt? Well, canines might also have a “probiotic effect” on humans, research shows.
Saccharin, the artificial sweetener that had previously been linked with causing cancer, is now being shown to play a role in treatment OF cancer.
Nothing beats biting into a sweet, juicy mango. Try the vitamin C-packed fruit in these recipes.
“Keep some room in your heart for the unimaginable.” -Mary Oliver
MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Liberians are overcoming their fears of Ebola to volunteer for a vaccine trial.
WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act five years ago, he visualized a time when the political hyperbole would be silenced and ordinary people would see that the health care law improved their lives.
