We interrupt our regularly scheduled programming (Top 10 non-generic and generic prescription drugs) to bring you this, what appears to be a concerted effort on the part of Big Pharma to keep their precious statins high on the list of prescribed drugs. (can you blame them? Between Lipitor and Simvistatin you’re looking at 109.2 million [...]
In last weeks post I detailed the Top 10 prescription drugs for the US in 2008. And since I was half-way through before realizing it was non-generic only, I decided to complete it and follow up with this one.
In a follow-up post I’m going to get into the metrics a little more, comparing [...]
At least that’s the message from top researchers who wanted to set the record straight.
Let’s lay the groundwork. Three top researchers (as labeled by the press release) wanted to correct the inaccuracies and misunderstandings about high fructose corn syrup and it’s impact on the American diet.
At the Institute of Food Technologists annual meeting, [...]
CSPI has released their 2009 Xtreme eating awards. The press release is here and their website announcement is here.
Should I laugh? Should I cry? Or should I get pissed off? There hasn’t been much sleep this week, pissed off is leading down the stretch.
CSPI does not have the public interest at heart (watch [...]
First, you need to get into my boot camp. Today is the last day of the first week, but you can still register – right up until next Friday!
Second, If you’re skeptical of the results you can get from a Boot Camp, read this article.here.
Finally, the best Boot Camps are fun, challenging, rewarding and [...]
January 11, 2008
This article, published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association concludes that heart disease risk may increase with a lack of Vitamin D. The benefits of Vitamin D and cancer prevention (bone health too!) have been known for years. In June of last year, I had a blog post regarding this. Actually, [...]
January 07, 2008.
From a recent article posted in the San Jose Mercury News by Melinda Sacks…
I took the liberty of highlighting important benefits in each of the points. The benefits of weight training are numerous and this article does a good job of highlighting some of the more
important ones.
Even though this article is [...]
go here to find out…6th paragraph down.
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If you are in the health care industry, whether it be pharmaceuticals, medicine, research, administration, or you’re just interested in your own health and wonder what others think, read this article. If you’re somewhat skeptical of medicine, health care and big pharma, and you think the health care system needs revamping, you really should read [...]
From the American Heart Association…
“Research shows that when properly supervised and prescribed in the light of a patient’s history and condition, whether they have cardiovascular disease or not, resistance training increases muscular strength, endurance, independence, and ability to perform a large range of activities. It reduces disability and enhances quality of life. Other benefits include [...]
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