Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus and Intensive Exercise
In today’s New York Times, there is an article entitled “Diabetic and Determined” written by Abby Ellin (New York Times. Thursday July 26, 2007, p E1). The article is all…
Read moreShould You Choose Your Friends More Carefully?
The “buzz” today among medical journalists is about an article published today (available to subscribers and news organizations yesterday) in the New England Journal of Medicine. The article was written…
Read moreLimiting Ads Of Junk Food To Children
The title of my entry is identical to the title of an article written by Brooks Barnes that appeared in the New York Times today (July 18, 2007, page C1).…
Read moreAnswers To the Nutrition Quiz
So, did you know most of the answers to the nutrition quiz I gave you yesterday? The Hostess Twinkies question was just for fun and I wouldn’t have expected you…
Read moreDoes Knowing the Calorie Content of Foods Help?
There was an interesting article in the New Y0rk Times today written by Roni Caryn Rabin and entitled “Calorie Labels May clarify Options, Not Actions” (NYT Tuesday July 17, 2007,…
Read moreHoles In Our Health-Care System?
What happens to children with chronic diseases who become adults with chronic diseases? Over the past 2 weeks I had 2 rather disquieting experiences that demonstrate some of the flaws…
Read moreDo Physicians Waste Valuable Time With Idle Chitchat During Patient Assessments?
Background Last week I heard an interesting piece on NPR radio. A physician from the University of Rochester School of Medicine had just published a study entitled “The Value of…
Read moreWhy Wear A Medical ID If You Take Insulin?
Background The other day I heard a report on NPR about a young man who apparently was on an Amtrack train and started to act strangely. The conductor thought the…
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