Beware the serving size

One of the most important tools for anyone who wants to lose weight, reduce sodium and/or cholesterol, watch fat intake, etc. is the nutrition panel. Like most people, I scan the table to find out the calories, fat content, whether there is any saturated of trans fat, sodium and cholesterol. [...]

New mammography guidelines only help insurance companies

On the eve of Obamacare, are we already seeing a view of things to come? A government task force, the US Preventive Services Task Force, has recommended against routine mammograms for women under 50. And then, just every two years. They cite reasons such as protecting women from the trauma of false positives, the discomfort of the procedure, etc. [...]

Insurers Dump Sick People. Well, Duh!

You’ve faithfully paid your premiums for years and now you have something serious that’s going to require them to spend some money, if they find out you had the slightest illness during the pre-existing period, they can use that to cancel your policy. [...]

Socialized Medicine Does Not Work

Our health care system is broken. Something does need to be done to fix it and I don’t have the answer either, but there are a lot of people smarter than me who should be able to figure this out. [...]

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