Perhaps it’s not the tomatoes after all:
Investigators are seeing more signs that the salmonella outbreak blamed on tomatoes might have been caused by tainted jalapeno peppers and have begun collecting samples from restaurants and from the homes of those who have been sickened, according to health officials involved in the probe.
While attempting to track such [...]

Good news for all you golfers out there:
It is a well-known fact that exercise is good for the health, but the expected health gains of particular activities are still largely unknown. A team of researchers from Karolinska Institutet has now presented a study of the health effects of golf – a low-intensity form of exercise [...]

From the AP:
Doctors say Sen. Edward Kennedy has brain tumor; condition discovered after he had seizure.
This is all the information available at this time. Updates will follow if further news on the Senator’s condition is released.
Major Update:
Doctors for the Massachusetts Democrat say tests conducted after Kennedy suffered a seizure this weekend show a tumor [...]

There are football fans and then there is this young man:

The most sensible and concise article I have read to date on “Operation Chaos” appeared in the Washington Post:
Those looking for evidence of Limbaugh’s influence pointed to Clinton’s edge among Republicans in Indiana and North Carolina. In Indiana, 10 percent of Democratic primary voters [...]

Sue called me Wednesday morning to tell me her computer had died. I spoke to her later and she said her neighbor, who is a computer guru, had checked it out and it was half-way working, but resting at the time while she and her husband took advantage of the good weather and did [...]

I’m one of those lucky people who gets a cold every five or ten years. It’s about time for me to get a cold. If you’re sick with one more than the usual sneezing time maybe you should go to your doctor.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A new and virulent strain of adenovirus, which frequently [...]

Since I can’t seem to get my triglycerides down to a normal level my doctor has put me on a niacin pill called Niaspan.
Here are the side effects:
Flushing, defined as redness, warmth, itching, and/or a tingling sensaton on the face, neck, chest, and back.
You can help that situation supposedly by taking one aspirin or [...]

Yesterday I had my regular 3 month check-up with the doctor.
Because I’m a diabetic I see him every 3 months to check my blood sugar levels over the past 3 months. We’ve had a bear of a time keeping my triglycerides under control, so I’m hoping for some better news in that department.
Since I [...]

Another ER visit for the Anchoress’ father in law and the mother in law isn’t doing so well either, although the Anchoress says things are looking up.
If you’re so inclined please pray for these fine folks.

Some very interesting videos on the risk and prevention of breast cancer are in the New York Times.
Please check them out at:
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Here’s the link to the entire story.
It seems radical, but when you know you are genetically predisposed to breast cancer it’s certainly an option.

I wonder if it will taste as good.
Dunkin’ Donuts, the food-on-the-go chain whose name celebrates a treat that’s symbolic of unhealthy eating, is trying to refresh its image by largely eliminating trans fat across its menu, Homer Simpson be damned.
Dunkin’ planned to announce Monday that it has developed an alternative cooking oil and reformulated [...]

If someone has an active case of tuberculosis he or she has to be isolated for the sake of the public’s health.
A young man in Georgia was told Friday he has tuberculosis and didn’t believe it, so he started to walk out to go back to his house and then to Mexico.
Friday evening the young [...]

Well, here we go. Conservatives crying social medicine Democrats crying for the poor children and we will fall for the bull the way we always do. Screaming at each other for either being for socialism or being against the children. What a bunch of crap. I’m going to stay out of this one.
The Senate [...]

I don’t know why he was shocked. I hate to say it but this administration doesn’t listen to anyone.
They have their own ideas on how things are supposed to be done and that’s the way it’s going to be. No discussion.
I also think that the do nothing Congress should not go on vacation [...]

Please read both this story
A recall of canned meat products and dog food made at a Georgia plant due to botulism fears could involve tens of millions of cans that pose an urgent public health threat, U.S. officials said on Monday.
U.S. food regulators appealed to consumers and retailers to find and dispose of [...]

President Bush reclaimed his presidential powers from Vice President Cheney after recovering from the sedative effects made necessary by having a colonoscopy.
Five polyps were found, but none seemed to be of any danger.
This is actually a simple procedure and is done under a sedative put into your hand by IV, which makes you a little [...]

Very intriguing discussion of Sicko and US health care between Teri Gross and Dr. Oberlander.
I’ve heard many similar concerns over the years from my wife, a health care administrator, and doctors she’s worked with.

Friday I received a note from my doctor giving me my blood test results from Wednesday.
Despite taking the fish oil tablets and the prescribed medication he had told me to take for my trigylcerides, my triglycerides were still almost three times what the top part of normal should be.
My good cholesterol was low while the [...]

If this drug holds up to it’s promise it’s wonderful news! This is one reason the drug companies need to make money: they use it for R&D on other drugs that can actually save lives.
A revolutionary drug that stops Alzheimer’s disease in its tracks could be available within a few years.
It could [...]

Ovarian cancer is a very deadly disease. This is what killed Gilda Radner.
Now doctors have determined a set of symptoms to watch for and check with your doctor if you meet the standards.
Thanks to the New York Times for reporting this today: [Free registration required.]
Cancer experts have identified a set of health problems [...]

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What wonderful news! It appears Senator Tim Johnson is recovering at a pace which will allow him to resume his duties in the US Senate.
WASHINGTON — Sen. Tim Johnson, D-S.D., absent from the Senate since suffering a brain hemorrhage late last year, is likely to return in September, if not earlier, Majority Leader [...]

As a person with Type 2 diabetes, a mother in law to someone with Crohn’s Disease, a wife of a man whose family is prone to coronary disease, and finding out recently Big Mo’s youngest son has been diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, I was extremely interested in reading this report on some research being [...]

OK, I looked for this article in the NY Times and Washington Post but the only place I could find it was here, which is actually a NY Post story on the Fox web site. I quit reading the NY Post a while back because they changed formats and seemed to be more [...]

I’ve been following the story of the man with drug resistant tuberculosis for the past few days and it is a very troubling story.
The man wanted to get married in Greece, saw his doctor for something and was told he had TB. He says he was advised not to go on the trip [...]