Study on Potential Toxicity of E-Cigarette Flavorings Produces Unwarranted Scare
A study published in the journal Tobacco Control this past April has produced an unwarranted scare about the potential toxicity of the flavorings in electronic cigarettes.(See: Tierney PA, et al. Flavour chemicals in electronic cigarette fluids. Tobacco Control. Published online ahead of print on April 15, 2015. DOI: 0.1136/tobaccocontrol-2014-052175.)The study used gas chromatography/mass spectrometry to analyze the chemical constituents in e-liquids of various flavors. It appears that 30 different e-liquid flavors were tested. Multiple flavors of two brands of disposable e-cigarettes (Blu and NJOY) were tested along with...
Source: The Rest of the Story: Tobacco News Analysis and Commentary - July 16, 2015 Category: Addiction Source Type: blogs
What's Left at the Supreme Court?
After yesterday’s colorful opinion day – involving raisins, motels, and Spiderman – the Supreme Court announced that it would be handing down more rulings on Thursday and Friday, with Monday also currently indicated as a decision day. So what’s left to decide? (Not to be confused with “why are Court decisions moving left? – a remarkably premature assessment given the cases remaining, not to mention coding issues regarding liberal/conservative.)
There are seven cases outstanding and none of them are duds. Cato has filed in five of them and the other two involve the hot topics of redistricting and the death pe...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - June 23, 2015 Category: American Health Authors: Ilya Shapiro Source Type: blogs
Of Raisins and Property Rights
Further to Ilya’s overview of today’s Supreme Court decision in Horne v. Dept. of Agriculture, it should be noted that it’s taken Marvin and Laura Horne over a decade to vindicate their rights in the raisins the government sought to take “for their benefit,” under one of the many economically foolish New Deal and later agricultural marketing schemes Congress has seen fit to enact. But in this lengthy process, the Hornes have helped the Court to settle a fundamental principle, namely, that the Fifth Amendment’s Takings Clause prohibits the government from taking both real and personal property for public use wit...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - June 22, 2015 Category: American Health Authors: Roger Pilon Source Type: blogs
The Government Has to Pay for the Raisins It Confiscates
The near-unanimous Supreme Court decided today in favor of the farmers whose raisins the federal government wanted to take as part of a cockamamie New Deal-era regulatory scheme. The Court ruled 8-1 in support of Cato’s position that taking personal property is a compensable action, regardless of whether the government purports to act on the property owner’s behalf, and 5-4 on the question of compensation for that taking. (This is two years after the Court ruled 9-0 that the Marvin and Laura Horne could have their day in court and raise their constitutional challenge, rather than being stuck in some byzantine administr...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - June 22, 2015 Category: American Health Authors: Ilya Shapiro 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
New Granny Dumping Law Excites Doctors and Nurses.
Minneapolis, MN - Hospitalists and ER doctors clapped loudly Monday after Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton signed legislation SF 18342, making it illegal for families to drop elderly relatives off in the ER and then leave. The offense is a misdemeanor with a fine of up to $2,500.Dubbed the Granny Dumping Law, officials hope this puts an end to the practice of using expensive emergency rooms and hospitals as a holding tank for the state's at-risk elderly community while their children take family vacations to warmer climates or simply want a weekend alone without their parents or in-laws.Doctors and nurses say they...
Source: The Happy Hospitalist - March 4, 2015 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Tamer Mahrous Source Type: blogs
Stuffed Eggplant with Lamb & Pinenuts from Ottolenghi’s Jerusalem
I know the year’s barely begun, but this dish from Yotam Ottolenghi’s Jerusalem is well on its way to being my most memorable meal of 2015. Maybe even the past decade.
And this from a gal who says she doesn’t like eggplant.
If you don’t own Jerusalem, you must. Every recipe in it is a gem. The day after I was given it from my dear friends Karen and Steven, (OMG thank you!), my book club was over for dinner. They all gathered round and placed stickies on their favorite recipe in the book that I simply must make. The entire book is one giant sticky collection, but somehow this recipe escaped t...
Source: The Blog That Ate Manhattan - February 10, 2015 Category: Primary Care Authors: Margaret Polaneczky, MD Tags: Meat & Poultry Vegetables Augergines Jerusalem Lamb Ottolenghi pine nuts Pinenuts Sami Tamimi Stuffed eggplant Yotam Ottolenghi Source Type: blogs
Do you have a WOOD deficiency?
I can hear the titters now. But, seriously, do you have a deficiency of wood fiber, i.e., cellulose?
No? Then why were you following the common advice to include breakfast cereals such as All Bran, Fiber One, and Raisin Bran that, yes, are rich in fiber, but mostly rich in the cellulose fiber that is a constituent of wood?
Cellulose fiber undoubtedly bulks up bowel movements, as humans lack the digestive apparatus to break it down. Likewise, very little cellulose is broken down by bowel flora. Cellulose therefore simply passes through, relatively inert, though suspected to yield a damaging abrasive effect on the delicate...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - January 17, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat-Free Lifestyle colon cancer fiber gluten-free grains high-fiber resistant starch 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
Think Outside the Lunchbox with Healthy Meal and Snack Ideas
It’s that time of year! Summer is over and the kids are headed back to school! This year think outside the lunchbox with nutritious and tasty snack and meal ideas that your kiddos will gobble up! Check out my recent appearance on DC’s Let’s Talk Live to help kick off the school year with healthy food tips that will make the transition back to school easier and healthier!
Get Your Goodness to Go
Cereal can be a smart choice for a quick breakfast. Look for high fiber, whole grain options like Post Grape Nuts and Shredded Wheat.
But what about when you really need “grab and go”? Post has a new breakfa...
Source: Balanced Health and Nutrition Rebecca Scritchfield's Blog - August 28, 2014 Category: Nutritionists and Food Scientists Authors: rebeccascritchfield Tags: children eating healthy food fruits nutrition back to school cereal healthy breakfast healthy snacks hydration kiwifruit Source Type: blogs
Meals and Snacks to Make “Back To School” Easier
It’s time for parents to rejoice, the kiddos are headed back to school! We all know that “time crunch” of getting the kids up, dressed, fed, and off to school WITH a nutritious lunch in hand – it’s like a race. I appeared on WBAL to share food ideas to make getting back in the school grove easier and healthier. Be sure to check out the segment clips below–I’ve even got after school snacks and dinner covered too!
Power Up with Peanut Butter
Including foods like peanut butter in your “quick and easy” breakfasts helps make sure your child’s day kicks off in a nutritious way and keeps them sa...
Source: Balanced Health and Nutrition Rebecca Scritchfield's Blog - August 25, 2014 Category: Nutritionists and Food Scientists Authors: rebeccascritchfield Tags: nutrition Source Type: blogs
The Tooth Decay Index
Source: BestMedicalDegrees.comThe Tooth Decay IndexDid you know that starchy, refined carbohydrates–foods like chip, bread, pasta, and crackers — can be as harmful to teeth as candy? What about how important saliva is to tooth health? Find out how with out tooth decay index!You are what you eat, your teeth are too. The pH Scale affects bad breath, tooth decayCommon pH values:pHBattery acid 1.0Gastric acid 2.0Lemon juice 2.4Cola 2.5Vinegar 2.9Orange or apple juice 3.5Beer 4.5Acid rain < 5.6Coffee 5.0Tea 5.5Milk 6.5 Normal pH level of mouth 6.5Pure water 7.0Healthy human saliva 5 – 8Blood 7.35 – 7.45Sea water 8...
Source: Dental Technology Blog - August 18, 2014 Category: Dentists Source Type: blogs
Sleep Better with Food and Fitness
Just as sleep is important to our body, what we do with our body in terms of food and exercise plays a major role in the way we sleep (or don’t sleep). Good nutrition and exercise can help you sleep, but poor sleep leads to poor eating and exercise decisions immediately. A lack of shut-eye is linked with ditching your workout. It’s one thing to skip the workout to get more sleep once in awhile, but if you ditch your workout and cheat yourself of sleep, then you aren’t breaking the cycle.
Contrary to what we have all been told, eating prior to bed is not such a bad thing after all. In fact, a light snack contai...
Source: Balanced Health and Nutrition Rebecca Scritchfield's Blog - June 11, 2014 Category: Nutritionists and Food Scientists Authors: rebeccascritchfield Tags: adult health eating healthy food fruits life nutrition recipes food myths hormones sleep sleep inducing foods Source Type: blogs
Nutty Raisin Crunch Bars
Rich and crunchy, these bars are substantial enough to serve as a meal by themselves, as well as a healthy, filling snack.
The recipe yields a carbohydrate exposure of around 10 grams “net”carbs per bar. (“Net”carbs = total carbs –fiber, a value that only includes digestible carbohydrates.) If you would like to limit carbohydrates to a lower level, reduce or eliminate the raisins; leaving them out cuts the net carb exposure by half.
Nutty Raisin Crunch Bars Print Author: Dr. William Davis Serves: 12 Ingredients 2 cups shredded unsweetened coconut 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon ¼ cup coconut oil, me...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - May 2, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Source Type: blogs
