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Time to Think Before You Drink

April 26, 2018 by Matthew Edlund M.D.

Lots of people drink.  Most think they “don’t drink too much.”  They “only drink socially.”  Or “just a couple of drinks a few nights of the week.” But when it comes to health, how much is enough? A new study looking a national guidelines has come up with surprising results. The short answer is “less is […]

Defending the Right to Walk

April 5, 2018 by Matthew Edlund M.D.

It's not just Arashiyama where it's fun to walk

Why is it acceptable that walking is dangerous? Sarasota, where I live and walk, is a pleasant place, but ranks tenth among American municipalities in pedestrian deaths.  That’s not unusual, for eight of the top ten most dangerous cities for walkers are in Florida. Every work  day I walk to my office located two blocks from the main […]

Safe to drink? With the FDA moving on Lazy Cakes, what’s up with relaxation drinks? (8/3/11)

August 3, 2011 by Matthew Edlund M.D.

Generally Recognized as Safe When drugs as marketed to foods, people get hurt.  That’s what the FDA concluded about  Lazy Cakes, a melatonin laced brownie sold as “adults only” but marketed to kids and teens.  Michael Roosevelt of the FDA send a warning letter last week to HBB, maker of Lazy Cakes, declaring the “relaxation […]

24 seconds to roadkill (5/18/11)

May 18, 2011 by Matthew Edlund M.D.

Whatever Happened to Pedestrian Rights? 24 seconds – not 24 hours.  That’s how long you’ve got on the traffic shot-clock to cross 6 rows of cars on the main street of my home town, Sarasota, if you hope to reach the grounds of our main regional hospital.  Before and during those 24 seconds motorists desperate […]

In the bedroom (1/31/11)

January 31, 2011 by Matthew Edlund M.D.

An Environment for Rest Rest is regeneration, and how you sleep affects every part of your life.  Recently the National Sleep Foundation (I am a lifetime member) did a nationwide telephone interview of 1500 adults ages 25-55 to determine what kind of bed environment they liked.  Since the study was funded by the makers of […]

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