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The folks at the Daily Mail in the U.K. have an article up that helps me to rationalize all my bad habits. In it they list off 12 bad things that are actually good for you: We’ve been told not to get angry – because it raises blood pressure. While fizzy drinks do nothing but . . . → Read More: I don’t have bad habits, I’m just practicing good health. The folks over at the Consumerists have an entry about how dangerous Denny’s food is: Denny’s entrees are loaded with dangerous amounts of salt, according to a class action suit filed by the Center for Science in the Public Interest. The CDC recommends consuming no more than 1,500 milligrams of sodium each day, but some . . . → Read More: Nobody goes to Denny’s because it’s healthy! (#Blogathon) I lost a filling the other night which puts me down by two as I lost one a couple of months back and hadn’t gotten around to getting it taken care of yet. This latest loss was rather large, however, so I felt I should do something about it. We’re transitioning from working for one . . . → Read More: Headed back to Dr. Toothy. I found myself pondering this question after reading Johann Hari’s article titled My Experiment With Smart Drugs in which he tries out a drug called Provigil normally prescribed to narcoleptics, but which has been described by non-narcoleptics taking it as “Viagra for the brain.” Check it: A week later, the little white pills arrived . . . → Read More: If you could take a drug that made you smarter, would you? Back in March I wrote about the makers of Airborne settling a class action lawsuit to the tune of $23 million for misleading claims that their product diminishes or prevents the common cold. Now the company has reach a second settlement this time filed by 32 Attorney Generals against the company for making misleading claims. . . . → Read More: “Airborne” cold remedy settles yet another lawsuit. Despite it being a couple of years since I’ve been able to officially visit my doctor—my charts had been archived due to inactivity and I had to resubmit a lot of paperwork—my doctor remembered me and was pleased to see me in spite of the circumstances. She’s probably the best doctor I’ve ever had and . . . → Read More: Follow up on the visit with my doctor. I’m always amused by non-news items on things that seem completely obvious to me. Things such as the fact that bacteria are all around us and some of them could make you sick. Is there really anyone out there who, if they just took a moment to think about it, doesn’t realize that is true? . . . → Read More: British study finds bacteria are all over your car and you should commence panicking now. You may recall that back in January we had to take Courtney in for some CAT scans when it seemed like she might have a kidney stone without any health insurance to help with the cost. You folks stepped up with lots of good advice when the final bill came in at a grand total . . . → Read More: The CAT scan billing saga continues… Man, it sucks to be a sick Muslim in India: NEW DELHI: Comparing the benefits of health insurance policy to gambling, key Islamic organisations have termed the policies as “illegal” and directed Muslims to keep away from them. At a seminar to deliberate whether insuring health was permissible under Islamic law Shariat, the Islamic . . . → Read More: Islamic body in India declares health insurance illegal. I first wrote about the you-need-to-drink-8-glasses-of-water-a-day myth back in August of 2002 and I was just reminded of it yesterday. The cause of my memory jog was an article on NPR’s Morning Edition broadcast that covered Five Myths About Drinking Water: Myth No. 1: Drink Eight Glasses Each Day Scientists say there’s no clear health . . . → Read More: SEB Update: You still don’t need 8 glasses of water a day. |
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