The title of this article describes me, and I have just read in the paper that our numbers are growing. Our health care system is caught in this catch-22, and we seem unable to figure a was out of it. When we start to become ill we put off going to the doctor…
Monthly Archives: April 2006
Fat Kids
Children who are overweight have doubled in numbers over the last decade, studies show. It makes sense why it’s happening, parents are busy working and many kids are on their own during the day with no one to monitor their eating. Also, and we’ve all heard it before, the fact that kids spend…
FDA Opposes Medical Use Of Marijuana
The FDA said they are opposed to the medical use of Marijuana. They are joined by other agencies in Health and Human Services. The Federal Government continues to oppose it by saying there is no proof that it helps any medical condition. They continue to ignore reviews by doctors saying it does have definite…
Mumps Outbreak
I have a question about this mumps outbreak. Are these people who are getting the mumps the same babies that did not get vaccinated ? Or is it that the vaccines are only effective for a certain amount of years? Since I’ve always heard that it’s far worse for an adult to have the…
Ugly People Are Bad Parents?
There was a study done in early April in England by a man who I shall just refer to as an idiot. He and his helpers for lack of a better word, observed people in stores with their children. The results were that ugly people lost sight of their kids something like eight out…
Bush To Sign Bill
President Bush is about to sign a bill that gives the go ahead for a plan of over 300 steps to be taken, for if and when the bird flu pandemic hits. This would include which front liners and in what order, would receive the vaccine. Isn’t it wonderful that our president and…
Medicaid Recipients May Lose
Some Medicaid recipients may lose benefits, states fear, because of a new law that says they must prove citizenship. The law requires that they must show proof such as a passport or a birth certificate.The problem seems to be that a lot of poor people may no be able to provide such proof. They…
Doctors vs. Drug Companies
Doctors are now saying that drug companies are making patients out of otherwise healthy people, by inventing or over inflating certain health conditions, such as menopause symptons, restless leg syndrome, and irritalbal bowel syndrome. While I believe and agree to an extent. I have to also note that unless you are suffering from…
Chocolate, The Best Medicine
A doctor in the UK is asking permission to test treating patients with severe heart disease with chololate. They said it will be six to twelve months before they know exactly which kind of chocolate to use. It has to be dark chocolate, and it should have at least eighty-five percent cocoa. Dark…
Congress to Vote on New Bill
Congress wants to enact a bill to eliminate what they consider to be junkfood in school and on school grounds. This would also include school fundraisers. While I think the main idea may have some merit, I am picturing the school fundraisers now, and I don’t think that selling the same healthy foods…