Teeth and Public Health Lots of kids aged one and a half and above are now getting general anesthesia – for their teeth. It’s more evidence that emphasizing health care treatment solutions over public health can lead to terrible outcomes. More Cavities Starting five years ago, children’s cavities in the US increased in incidence for […]
Is this really “The End of Illness”? (2/29/12)
We Need a New Health Paradigm Sorry. We’re not about to see “The End of Illness,” the title of the popular new health book written by oncologist/entrepreneur Dr. David Agus. Agus promises a lot. You will be able to “live robustly to a ripe old age of one hundred or more.” Then you will die, […]
The quick and the dead (2/24/12)
Walk, Don’t Stroll The term “the quick and the dead” – the difference between those still on the earth and those who have left – may derive from the sixteenth century Book of Common Prayer. It’s sentiments still holds true. Humans have evolved to walk. We walk across mountains, deserts, high plains and shopping malls. […]
Recycling your own energy (2/22/12)
Using Life’s Speed Life is fast. We use up our internal “stuff” very quickly. What “stuff”? Anything involving energy, materials, and all that passes information. And what happens to it? It gets recycled. Without recycling, we don’t live. Not so surprisingly, improving or speeding that recycling appears to create positive health outcomes. They include changes […]
When sugar tastes bad (2/15/12)
Is All Sugar the Same? Sugar is just sugar, say the television ads. It doesn’t make any difference if it comes in the form of “natural” high fructose corn syrup or the sugar in a sweet potato or pear. The body treats it the same. Don’t believe those ads. Recent studies argue that high fructose […]