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 Here’s a great argument for not overthinking the sources of joy that pop up in our lives. It’s a passionate defense of the Image via Wikipedia new dance move, the Stanky Legg, with some great video clip links so that you too can learn how to Lean Into It . I dare you to [...]  If you have asthma or emphysema, or if just you hate blowing snot out your nose while coughing up play-doh, you want to Image by Thai Jasmine via Flickr make sure your vitamin D level is over 30 ng/ml (or, depending on the lab’s reporting units, >60 nmol/L). A recent, thorough, well-designed study shows [...]  If you’ve seen Super-Size Me, you already may have some idea that eating fast food on a mega-dose, daily Image via Wikipedia basis is not great for your liver. Now, however, researchers have been looking at the effect of what is, basically, crap food (lots of trans-fats, lots of carbs) on the liver. This [...]  Here’s a thorough, well-researched health article that completely misses the most obvious point. The topic? Image via Wikipedia Was there a deadly lag (of many months) in identifying the peanut butter – spread of Salmonella, and, what contributed to it. Not once is the following, let’s say hypothetical, scenario mentioned. Here’s the way it [...]  You may ask yourself – in case of widespread disaster, how will you know where neighborhood healthcare providers live? Image by david ॐ via Flickr If these types of thoughts are keeping you awake at night, read the Doc Gurley post on Do It Yourself Sleep here’s your answer: check mailboxes for boulders of [...]  Are you Normale Superiere, or just Grand? These are the kinds of delightful questions that you can ponder Image by graham chandler via Flickr as you plan your immediate escape – to Paris! In these depressed economic times, there are very few things that can 1) boost your joy habit and are also 2) [...]  How would you like to be offered kind, objective assistance with a serious health issue, only to discover that Image by Nemo’s great uncle via Flickr it’s actually an ad for a drug? And how about if that False Offer of Help actually meant that drug companies no longer provided the required warnings about [...]  One of the world’s most fun blogs – Emergiblog – hosts today’s Grand Round of the healthcare blogosphere. Image via Wikipedia Kim has done a fantastic job, using the movie, Napolean Dynamite as the frame for all things health. It’s a great fit, and fun too – hey, we’re not quirky (much). Head on [...]  It’s so nice to find a writer with solid advice, and a fresh voice. Check out this article by the editor-in-chief of Image by ceonyc via Flickr Self magazine (disclosure: I get NOTHING for endorsing this writer or article – except, okay, a warm feeling for finding something surprisingly good!). See, being a Doc [...]  Image by zenera via Flickr Finally, a whopping, thorough, well-designed study of over 34,000 people looks at whether or not our assumptions about mental illness and violence have any basis in fact. Here’s the result, as well-reported in Medscape - “Future violence, such as fighting, sexual assault, or arson, was statistically more likely among [...] |
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