A recent report about increased alcoholism and weight loss surgery found that it did not apply to the Lap-Band but did apply to the RNY gastric bypass. Patients who have risk factors for alcohol use might find that the Lap-Band would be a better choice for weight loss surgery.
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A woman forced to stay in a hospital because her OBGYN physicians asked the courts to make them protect the life of the unborn fetus. A patient incarcerated in the hospital, at their whim for any procedures. Probably one of the most disturbing bits of news I have read in years.
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Calcium no longer recommended to prevent osteoporosis in the under 65 age group, and doubtful it will help those who are over 65. The imaging business – stop ordering all those CAT and MRI scans, says the radiology groups.
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Studies about second hand smoke that come from one of the worst polluted cities in all of Asia and do not account for pollution as a factor are worthless.
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PETA is going up against Gordon Ramsay claiming fish suffer – PETA is wrong- they not only don’t know the neuro anatomy of fish. What fish feel, and how they feel about it.
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The recent article showing people who take Calcium supplements have a higher risk of heart disease than those who don’t, falls in line with other studies showing that taking vitamins, anti-oxidants, and now calcium are worse than not taking the supplements.
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This weekend reading will be about food – one a biography of Craig Claiborne, the NY Times cookbook author and reviewer – and the other Michael Ruhlman’s, Twenty – which I will be not only reading, but cooking my way through.
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The politics of food have become similar to the Chinese Cultural revolution – where only “right thinking” individuals are left alone, while those who wish to serve Foie Gras are increasingly under attack, even by people running for public office. What is our world coming too when politicians care more about the liver of a duck than the liver of a human?
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The Good cholesterol isn’t good, but the bad cholesterol is still bad. HDL is a marker, but not a cause, for individuals who have better heart health, but raising HDL does not decrease the incidence of heart disease. The good news: under your doctors directions – you probably don’t need the niacin or the fish oil – but still eat fish
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