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Bedtime and Weight

August 6, 2016 by Matthew Edlund M.D.

Growing Up Thinner Go to bed early.  Wake up ten years later slimmer than your peers.  Is weight control really this simple? Perhaps. The tantalizing question remains – does more closely fitting your biological clocks and getting more sleep equal less obesity? Recently, researchers looked over data from a study that gathered evidence from 1991 […]

The Boob in the Boob Tube

August 9, 2015 by Matthew Edlund M.D.

Watch What You Watch Does watching television lead to cognitive decline (i.e., make you stupid?)  Can watching television lead to Alzheimer’s?  Now that the term boob tube is marching on near its 50th anniversary, informed citizens want to know.  Some of them, anyway – and the answer comes before the commercial break. What Leads to […]

All Coked Up (8/25/14)

August 25, 2014 by Matthew Edlund M.D.

Coke Channels Its Inner Monster Stoked and coked. The coca in Coca Cola was cocaine until 1929. Now the corporate giant has bought about of fifth of Monster Energy Drinks for $2.15 billion, hoping to further caffeinate its products and profits – and us. Why Did Coke Buy Monster? Money. The energy drink “niche” is […]

Novel Uses of Alcohol (1/16/13)

January 16, 2013 by Matthew Edlund M.D.

Many Uses I’ve seen people “treat” themselves with alcohol for many stated reasons.  They include: 1. Getting blitzed to “forget everything” (causes have includes faltering love affairs, financial crashes, dying plants, poor calculus grades and “no reason except I want to.”) 2. Fight off radiation sickness (recommended by a Russian virologist – who was still […]

Do you want your kids getting general anesthesia – for their teeth? (3/14/12)

March 14, 2012 by Matthew Edlund M.D.

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 […]

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