Posted on December 15th, 2006 by Thomas F. Heston, MD, FAAFP, FACNP, FASNC
Frequently dismissed as cranks, their fussy eating habits tend to make them unpopular with dinner party hosts and guests alike.
But now it seems they may have the last laugh, with research showing vegetarians are more intelligent than their meat-eating friends.
A study of thousands of men and women revealed that those who stick to a vegetarian […]
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Posted on December 13th, 2006 by Thomas F. Heston, MD, FAAFP, FACNP, FASNC
TUESDAY, Dec. 12 (HealthDay) — More Americans are forced to spend more of their family income on health care, and more middle-class Americans are joining the ranks of those spending a disproportionate share of their budget on such expenses, a new study finds.An estimated 50 million Americans under the age of 65 live in families […]
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Posted on December 12th, 2006 by Thomas F. Heston, MD, FAAFP, FACNP, FASNC
[Newsmax.com wires] WASHINGTON — Gangrene was eating away Frank D. Johnson’s toes, the last stage of a little-known disease that slowly chokes off blood flow in millions of people’s legs. Dr. Richard Neville made a last-ditch attempt to avoid amputating his leg, implanting a special woven tube to replace a key clogged artery. The artificial […]
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Posted on December 10th, 2006 by Thomas F. Heston, MD, FAAFP, FACNP, FASNC
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tough sentencing laws, record numbers of drug offenders and high crime rates have contributed to the United States having the largest prison population and the highest rate of incarceration in the world, according to criminal justice experts.
A U.S. Justice Department report released on November 30 showed that a […]
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Posted on December 1st, 2006 by Thomas F. Heston, MD, FAAFP, FACNP, FASNC
Posted on December 1st, 2006 by Thomas F. Heston, MD, FAAFP, FACNP, FASNC
[BusinessWeek] Workers are rediscovering the value of face-to-face communications at one company where ‘no e-mail Fridays’ have improved productivity and teamwork.
Scott A. Dockter knew things were bad when he found himself e-mailing his assistant seated a few feet away. But it was more than his own e-mail habit that prompted the CEO of PBD Worldwide […]
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