New tobacco controls have public health impact

New tobacco regulations regarding health warning labels, use of misleading descriptors (like “light,” “low,” and “mild”), and sales restric...

Natural Products Association expresses "concern" over 2010 Dietary Guidelines

Worth your time to review and comment before 15 July.  This proposal leaves out the importance of using nutritional supplements. Natural Pro...

In Search of Traditional Asian Diets

It's been difficult for me to find good information on Asian diets prior to modernization. Traditional Chinese, Taiwanese and Japanese d...

Health Insurance Rewards More for Procedures Than Real Care

Are you wondering why Congress blocked Medicare reimbursements? I thought this was quite a good report on the current state of health care. ...

Where's That Then? No 29

Whenever I say to anyone that my favourite film of all time (possibly) is Tom Jones, certain amongst them always start singing 'It'...

Know Your GMO

UPDATE, JUNE 21 : High Court Delivers Ruling that Leaves Ban on Planting of Roundup Ready Alfalfa in Place in First-Ever Case on a Geneti...

Summer, WAR, and Health

Salute to Lee Oskar of WAR: Summer And now health, Emphysema Harmonica For Fun & Health Classes -  It was amazing to find that most of ...

Happy Summer!

It's officially summer. Here are some tips to help keep you healthy as you celebrate the warmer weather: The National Institutes of Heal...

Blimey Oh Riley

Straying behind the lines here, but look at this, surely the ideal car for Wartime Housewife to go to rummage sales in. I passed over £1.50...