Cynthia Boyd recently reported on Minnpost about a poll finding that bottled water consumption by children varies by race. In fact, the poll found that black and Hispanic parents were 3X more likely to serve their children bottled water rather than tap. The poll took a look at why this may be happening: Reasons cited [...]
This looks like the perfect addition for any public venue serving the germaphobe crowd. A foot pedal that allows you to drag open the door with your foot rather than touching the door with your just-cleaned hands.
I turned 35 today, which is a kind of meaningless milestone. For at least 10 years now, I’ve been able to legally drive, vote, drink and rent a car. And I jumped the gun on my first free prostate exam due to a family history, so I achieved no major milestone that I’m aware of [...]
I was thinking about this concept the other night. Wouldn’t doctors be able to learn more about their patient’s health if their patients didn’t shower before coming in for a physical? It seems like coming in clean eliminates the the value of one of the senses a doctor could use to identify health issues. Can [...]
Monday’s Fresh Air with Terri Gross episode featured an investigative reporter, Mark Schapiro, who took a look at why the European Union’s standards for toxic chemicals in foods, toys, and cosmetics are so different from the United States. One thing he mentioned was government funded health care. If the government pays for everyone’s health care, [...]
I’m not expert, but from what I’ve heard, smoking is bad for you. I think this video helps illustrate the point. A guy runs an experiment where he extracts the tar of 400 cigarettes. It’s a little slow moving, but if you get the gist of the experiment then fast forward to the end to [...]
Check this out: http://tools.google.com/gapminder This tool shows the changes in life expectancy and per capita income by country over the past 30 years. Some countries steadily increase in both categories, like the United States. Others are more erratic. 1. China seems to have increase wealth more than health. 2. India seems to have increased health [...]