Snow Clearance Does Not Make Me a Victim

An article written up in the Whig Standard last Saturday (the 5th of January, 2013) has me furious. I am furious because, as a result of tha...

Folic Acid Awareness

January 6-12 is National Folic Acid Awareness Week. Adequate folic acid intake is important for the prevention of birth defects. Facts Abou...

Steubenville Ohio - The Steubenville Files

Link below updated. I don't think I have read anything that quite justifies my loathing for America as does this catalogue, nay, this ce...

Overfeeding and Elevated Insulin

It's commonly accepted in the obesity research community that fat gain causes insulin resistance and an increase in circulating insulin,...

GASTRIC CANCER RISK WITH PERNICIOUS ANEMIA

Patients with pernicious anemia have an increased relative risk of developing gastric cancer, a meta-analytic review of relevant studies con...

Food Reward Friday

This week's "winner"... the Heart Attack Grill's Quadruple Bypass Burger! Read more »

Extreme Flu Activity in the US

A friend of mine came down with a nasty flu recently.  I checked Google Flu Trends , and found that flu activity is currently at "inten...

Birth Defects Prevention

January 2013 is National Birth Defects Prevention Month! The theme is "Birth defects are common, costly, and critical.” Birth defects a...

Tips for healthy living in 2013? Be positive, pray, goof around

Eat your veggies. Don't smoke. Get some exercise. Watch your weight.  Those are good tips for staying healthy. They're also ut...