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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Category Archives: Politics
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Dave Letterman Top 10 List
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Tagged Barack Obama, Bill Maher, Health Care Reform, New Rule
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Bill Maher New Rule Sept 18 2009
New Rule: You can’t complain about health care reform if you’re not willing to reform your own health. Unlike most liberals, I’m glad all those teabaggers marched on Washington last week. Because judging from the photos, it’s the first exercise … Continue reading
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Tagged Barack Obama, Bill Maher, Health Care Reform, New Rule, Obesity, physicial fitness
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What is the public option?
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‘Morning After’ Pill Cleared for 17-Year-Olds
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Brian Williams on Obama’s Botched Oath of Office
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Wall St bets ’09 will be a bull year
I don’t have a lot of faith in Wall Street anymore but I sure as hell hope this prediction pans out! Our investments and retirement plans went down the toilet in 2008 like most everyone else. NEW YORK (Reuters) – … Continue reading
