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Thomas Kuhn, Health Care Reform and Vascular Disease

By WILLIAM BESTERMANN The puzzle of improving care and reducing costs in American medicine and in vascular conditions (that is, diseases associated with blood vessel metabolism) in particular - these are responsible for 60 percent of all cost - has...
May 24, 2009 in Chronic conditions, evidenced-based medicine, Medicine, Obesity, Policy, primary care, Quality, Science | Permalink | Comments (8)

The treadmill-desk mashup goes primetime

By Sarah Arnquist Could walking at a tortoise pace all day long in the office keep you thin or help you lose weight? Many people seem to think so and have built themselves treadmill desks -- basically a treadmill with...
September 18, 2008 in Obesity, Sarah Arnquist | Permalink | Comments (12)

It's all about the billing

By Sean Neill Sean Neill is a South African-born, British-trained anesthesiologist, who recently relocated to Midwestern USA. He blogs regularly at OnMedica about his cross-cultural experience, frequently pointing out oddities of American health care. Having arrived to see the last...
July 15, 2008 in Economics, Hospitals, Obesity, Physicians, The Industry | Permalink | Comments (5)

After A Short Stay In the US, Michelangelo's David Returns To Florence

April 30, 2008 in Obesity | Permalink | Comments (2)

Weightism: The newest discrimination in America?

By Sarah Arnquist Few would dispute that curbing rising rates of obesity is one of the greatest public health challenges of the 21st Century, yet as a nation, we grapple with how to talk about being fat. The Centers for...
April 9, 2008 in Obesity | Permalink | Comments (10)

Health 2.0: Weighing In With a Reality Check

By Michael Millenson Maybe you saw the article: “Health 2.0 Helps, But Personal Contact Remains Top Weight Loss Strategy.” OK. I made up the headline. But the information comes from an article that provides food for thought for those of...
March 21, 2008 in Health 2.0, Obesity, Online Communities | Permalink | Comments (5)