- "In this large, prospective study of men without known diverticular disease, nut, corn, and popcorn consumption did not increase the risk of diverticulosis or diverticular complications. The recommendation to avoid these foods to prevent diverticular complications should be reconsidered." JAMA 2008 (6/27/13)
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Friday, June 28, 2013
Diverticulosis
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Breast Feeding
- "Breast feeding increased the odds of upward social mobility and decreased the odds of downward mobility." Arch Dis Child doi:10.1136/archdischild-2012-303199 (6/25/13)
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Hands Free
- "In a 2006 study, Strayer first showed talking on a hands-free cell phone was just as distracting as using a hand-held phone while driving." ScienceDaily (6/12/13)
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Mammogram
- "Mortality statistics do not show an effect of mammographic screening on population-based breast cancer mortality in England." J R Soc Med June 2013 vol. 106 no. 6 234-242 (6/11/13)
Thursday, June 6, 2013
Obsession
- The problem with people who suffer from an obsession is not the having an obsession itself. We become obsessed because we were made to become obsessed. The problem with people who suffer from an obsession is that they became obsessed with the wrong thing. (6/6/13)
- Many of the problems that people suffer from are really just obsessions in the wrong things:(6/6/13)
- Drug addiction- obsession in using drugs (6/6/13)
- .Alcoholisms- obsession in drinking alcohol. (6/6/13)
- Obesity- obsession in eating (6/6/13)
- Hoarding- obsession in junk (6/6/13)
- Stalking – obsession in a particular person (6/6/13)
- Greed – obsession in money/possessions (6/6/13)
- Anorexia- obsession in being thin (6/6/13)
- Laziness – obsession in being comfortable (6/6/13)
- Sexual addiction – obsession in having sex (6/6/13)
- Workaholics- obsession in work (6/6/13)
- Arrogance – obsession in self (6/6/13)
Punishment
- We are not punished for our evil. We are punished by our evil. -modification of saying of Buda. (6/6/13)
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