The Courtroom [EOL in Art 68]
Elizabeth Layton - THE COURTROOM - 1990
“The sign on the door to the courtroom says, KEEP OUT. The doctors, nurses, and family are not allowed in. The comatose patient on the consultation table has a funnel leading directly into her stomach. Black-robed Justices pour in nutritious foods - artificial grapes, fish, oats, peanut butter, pure H2O, 7-Up. The 25-watt light bulb symbolizes the dim illumination perfect strangers might have on the case.” (Source: blog.bioethics.net)
Source: blog.bioethics.net - July 18, 2015 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Thaddeus Mason Pope Tags: Health Care medical futility blog syndicated Source Type: blogs
Has Aging Ever Been Considered Healthy?
Numerous scientists in the field of aging research declare their goal to be "healthy aging," which has always seemed to me to be a contradiction in terms. Aging is by definition a process of becoming more frail, more diseased, more damaged. There is a certain amount of politics in all of this, a result of all too many researchers still unwilling to talk in public about extending healthy life spans. Thus healthy aging and compression of morbidity become code phrases to allow these people to discuss the science of aging while pretending that efforts to prevent age-related disease will not extend life spans. Yet successful pr...
Source: Fight Aging! - June 23, 2015 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs
A Wannabe Winemaker Plots The Path To A New Health Care Delivery System
Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil recently surprised readers with his comments on “Why I Oppose Payment Reform.” Those of us who fell for that bit of click bait discovered that, of course, he does not oppose reform. Rather, he wanted to remind us that payment reform is just a piece of the puzzle in driving better value and better quality in American health care and that much more needs to be done. Different readers likely had different reactions, but this Californian saw immediately where he was going…
On a recent trip through wine country with out-of-town guests, a friend quipped how nice it would be to own ...
Source: Health Affairs Blog - April 28, 2015 Category: Health Management Authors: Murray Ross Tags: Costs and Spending Featured Health Professionals Hospitals Payment Policy Quality Alan Weil Consumers Health Care Delivery Payment Reform Value Source Type: blogs
Walmart Rounds Helping Train Nation's Young Doctors.
Little Rock, AK - Doctors at the University of Arkansas Medical Center celebrated the three year anniversary of Walmart Rounds on Friday, a one-of-a-kind initiative exposing student doctors to a wide variety of conditions rarely seen anywhere else in the world.Attending physicians, residents, interns and medical students from most specialities have donned their white coats and headed to their favorite local Walmart isle for the last three years to observe the stunning pathology of Walmartians in their natural environment."During Walmart rounds, we try and tell our students to be as discrete as possible when...
Source: The Happy Hospitalist - March 13, 2015 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Tamer Mahrous Source Type: blogs
The Grapes of Wrath: California Raisins are Back at the Supreme Court
Trevor Burrus
When Marvin Horne told the United States Raisin Administrative Committee (yes, there’s a raisin administrative committee) that he wasn’t going to turn over nearly 30 percent of his crop to the government in exchange for nothing, he probably didn’t expect his case would go to the Supreme Court—twice. That little act of civil disobedience was thirteen years ago, and the Hornes now stand on the precipice of vindicating an important constitutional right—the Fifth Amendment right not to have your property taken without just compensation—as well as putting a wrench in the gears of what Justice Elena Ka...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - March 10, 2015 Category: American Health Authors: Trevor Burrus Source Type: blogs
Growing Olives In Bushes Like Grapes For Automation
Check out this Techcrunch article on how an olive growing company has made the job simpler by aggressive pruning. By growing olives in rows, like wine grapes, California Olive Ranch has taken most of the human labor out of the harvest. The company is also doing a large amount of data collection to drive alterations in how they do watering and fertilization. But what I find most interesting is the decision to heavily prune to enable use of automated grape harvesting equipment. Automation can come sooner if an environment can be shaped to be more regular and consistent. The amount of image processing goes down. Also, there's...
Source: FuturePundit - December 24, 2014 Category: Research Authors: Randall Parker Source Type: blogs
Carbon Dioxide Enrichment of Peach Trees: How Sweet It Is!
Craig D. Idso
In our all-too-politically-correct world, carbon dioxide (CO2) frequently gets a bad rap, demonized for its potential and unverified effects on climate. However, if the truth be told, carbon dioxide is a magnificent molecule, essential to nearly all life on Earth. It is the primary raw material from which plants construct their tissues and grow during the process of photosynthesis. Perhaps it should come as no surprise, therefore, that plants perform this essential function ever better as atmospheric CO2 levels climb ever higher, a fact demonstrated in literally thousands of laboratory and field studies (see...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - December 2, 2014 Category: American Health Authors: Craig D. Idso Source Type: blogs
How to Lower Your Risk for Breast Cancer
“TREE OF HOPE” Breast Cancer Survivor Tree
I found out I had breast cancer on June 11th 2014. I had a double mastectomy on July 3rd 2014. I am 4 months out from surgery and I am feeling great. However, as you might imagine, it was no walk in the park. Lots of emotional upheaval. Lots of physical difficulty. But with great support from friends, family and good health care workers I’m doing very well.
Over the last 4 months I have spent most of my free time learning about cancer and in particular breast cancer, what causes it and what cures it. Before my diagnosis, it never crossed my mind that I would get b...
Source: Life Learning Today - October 14, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: AgentSully Tags: Healthy Living breast cancer lower breast caner risk prevent breast cancer prevent breast cancer naturally Source Type: blogs
Uncle Sam's Vestigial Feudalism
Ilya Shapiro
In the feudal era, rulers funded their households by taking a share of the crops farmers in their territory produced. The lords called this tribute and the peasants would’ve called it extortion.
We like to think that we’ve come quite a ways since then. After all, taxes are now paid withmoney—or even a digital abstraction of money—and forms, not cartloads of grain. We can even feel good (well, sanguine) about paying taxes, because we know that we’re funding the government of our own choosing—a democratically elected leadership restrained by the Constitution—not just feeding the avarice of...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - October 9, 2014 Category: American Health Authors: Ilya Shapiro Source Type: blogs
Lose the Grains, Save Some Green: An excerpt from Wheat Belly Total Health
Here’s an excerpt from the new Wheat Belly Total Health book to be released September 16, 2014.
What’s there left to say after the original Wheat Belly knocked the socks off the dietary community with its upsetting revelations? Plenty! Remove this dietary poison, made worse by the shenanigans of agribusiness, and full health does not return right away–more needs to be done. The conversations in Wheat Belly Total Health show you how to take the reins and regain health as fully as possible, even if your health struggles include conditions such as diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, ulcerative colitis, or failed...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - September 3, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly books gluten grains Grasses Total Health Source Type: blogs
Make Your Own “Deconstructed” Grilled Guacamole
Holey moley, grilled guacamole? Summer is coming to an end but the weather is still perfect for grilling and being social. If you’re finding yourself wanting to do something fun and flavorful for your end of the summer dinner party or cookout, you MUST try my grilled guacamole!
With a little inspiration from the brand folks at Mazola Corn Oil, I’ve created four guacamole dips with creative flavor twists that will make you look like a culinary rock star! Read on to discover how you can add a sweet, smoky and tangy twist to your guacamole.
You might be wondering how one “grills” guacamole? It’s simple! ...
Source: Balanced Health and Nutrition Rebecca Scritchfield's Blog - August 26, 2014 Category: Nutritionists and Food Scientists Authors: rebeccascritchfield Tags: cooking eating healthy food nutrition recipes vegetables avocado Grilled Guacamole healthy grilling recipes heart healthy cooking oil mazola corn oil vegetarian grilling recipes Source Type: blogs
Cotton Candy Grapes
Fruit hybrids are nothing new as pluots and tangelos become increasingly visible in grocery store produce aisles. Recently I had the opportunity to sample a fruit that looked no different from your run-of-the-mill seedless grape, but with a unique flavour of cotton candy. The taste is more than reminiscent of the pink spun sugar - it's uncanny. The fruit, a product ofThe Grapery in California are the result of selective breeding of different grape varieties, increasing sugar content and heightening vanilla flavour to result in the familiar taste. Personally, while I found the taste remarkable, I don't think I could eat a w...
Source: Bayblab - August 26, 2014 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Kamel Source Type: blogs
Cotton Candy Grapes
Fruit hybrids are nothing new as pluots and tangelos become increasingly visible in grocery store produce aisles. Recently I had the opportunity to sample a fruit that looked no different from your run-of-the-mill seedless grape, but with a unique flavour of cotton candy. The taste is more than reminiscent of the pink spun sugar - it's uncanny. The fruit, a product of The Grapery in California are the result of selective breeding of different grape varieties, increasing sugar content and heightening vanilla flavour to result in the familiar taste. Personally, while I found the taste remarkable, I don't think I could eat...
Source: Bayblab - August 26, 2014 Category: Medical Scientists Authors: Kamel Source Type: blogs
What to Eat to Beat the Heat
August can be a real scorcher and the heat can really take a toll on our willingness to cook hot meals. If you’re looking for ways to eat well without having to turn on the oven watch my recent segment “Eat to Beat the Heat” on WBAL or read on for some fresh and flavorful foods and recipes ideas to help keep your cool this summer.
Stay Hydrated
In the dog days of summer dehydration can be a real concern, especially for people working physical jobs or exercising outdoors – like I like to do. Most of the time, water is the best beverage for hydration. For athletes, active adults and youth in sports, sports ...
Source: Balanced Health and Nutrition Rebecca Scritchfield's Blog - August 4, 2014 Category: Nutritionists and Food Scientists Authors: rebeccascritchfield Tags: nutrition BodyArmor edamame fritolay Grape Nuts cereal grapes smoothie snc sports drinks sunchips Tabbouleh salad Source Type: blogs
