Words to Ponder
We have to ask ourselves whether medicine is to remain a humanitarian and respected profession or a new but depersonalized science in the service of prolonging life rather than diminishing human suffering.
-Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
To know a person's religion we need not listen to his profession of faith but must find his brand of intolerance. -Eric Hoffer
When we blindly adopt a religion, a political system, a literary dogma, we become automatons. We cease to grow. -Anaïs Nin
Obesity Tsunami
More than half a billion people, or one in 10 adults worldwide, are obese -- more than double the number in 1980. Obesity-related diseases account for nearly 10 percent of U.S. medical spending or an estimated $147 billion a year.
Except for smoking, obesity is now the number one preventable cause of death in this country. Three hundred thousand people die of obesity every year.
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Monthly Archives: April 2009
‘Morning After’ Pill Cleared for 17-Year-Olds
Seventeen-year-olds will soon be allowed to buy “morning-after” contraceptive pills without a doctor’s prescription after federal drug regulators complied with a judge’s order and lowered the age limit by a year. The decision Wednesday by the Food and Drug Administration, … Continue reading
Health Care Seen As The Top Priority By Many Americans
It appears that many Americans feel that the top priority of our government should be health care reform. As of right now, there are still over 40 million Americans who are living without health insurance, leaving many to wonder why … Continue reading
United gets strict on ‘seatmates of size’
Effective today, United Airlines has a new official policy that affects “seatmates of size” and those passengers seated near them. The airline’s policy — posted on United’s Web site — states that if a passenger cannot fit into a single … Continue reading
10 Hot Caribbean Resorts/Hotels
I don’t know how many more days I can take of dark, dreary, damp, and depressing. Just received an email listing Top 10 hot Caribbean Hotels. If this weather doesn’t break soon I might just have to hop on a … Continue reading
She Asked Me What
We’re in the grocery store this afternoon and I’m in the produce section buying various salad ingredients. I’m looking at the packages of gorgeous organic white mushrooms which I always buy. A woman, guessing late 20’s – early 30’s is … Continue reading
Traveling For Treatment
Would you be willing to travel outside the country for medical or dental treatment? I think I would IF the hospital was accredited by the Joint Commission and I had thoroughly done my homework on the Physician and hospital. I … Continue reading
10,000 Steps
The guidelines are that we should walk 10,000 steps per day for optimal fitness. I use a treadmill most of the time simply because I live in a northern snow state which makes getting out and walking year round impossible. … Continue reading
Your Daily Dose-Health Headlines
75 percent of U.S. adults are projected to be overweight or obese by 2015 Americans consume 150 to 300 more calories a day than 30 years ago Liquid calories are hard to keep track of, aren’t as filling as regular … Continue reading
Laid-Off, Walgreens Offers Free Health Care
Washington (dbTechno) – Walgreens has announced that they are going to offer free health care services to those who have lost their jobs and are laid-off. Walgreens has announced as part of their Take Care Health Systems that they are … Continue reading
