As with “Prohibition” the ban of foie gras in California is starting some new industries — “duckeasies” and other ways of getting around the ban on this unctuous food. Instead of learning to produce the foie gras as has been done in Spain, they seek either overcome or get around the ban.
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You would think that something called “probiotic” would be good for you. Before you take one consider this question: would you drink out of a glass that had lipstick on it? Would you eat food from a restaurant that had hair in it? Because chances are they are safer for you than any probiotic.
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Weight loss surgery isn’t just an operation, it is a journey. My goal is to help you transform your weight loss journey into a reality. Learn how lapband surgery works. Dr. Simpson & Jineane Ford on ABC 15 Sonoran Living.
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Myths about the Canadian System of Health Care v. The United States continue to abound. Here are the facts about waiting times, coverage, and the drain of physicians to the US (hint- Canada has a better system than many would lead you to believe).
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When in comes to health care delivery, we know that how we are doing it in the United States is not cost effective, or patient centered. We begin a series today looking at pilot programs in and out of the United States to see models of health care delivery that might work for us.
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Two new drugs have been approved by the FDA for weight loss, but with very limited indications, and without knowing the long-term effect of these drugs on the heart. The drugs, Belviq and Qsymia have warnings and side effects.
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Prostate cancer now has a new weapon- waiting. Prostate cancer that is confined to the prostate, and is small may be best observed as opposed to removed with radical surgery.
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The first drug to prevent HIV has been approved by the FDA. Truvada, a drug that has been found to be effective, when used with condoms, to reduce the risk of transmission of HIV in couples where one is infected with HIV.
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Obesity is a risk factor for several serious health conditions, including diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol levels, and heart disease. Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most common type of heart disease and is the leading cause of death in the United States in both men and women.
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