Laura over at Starling Fitness (I link to her blog a lot, it is a really great one) has an article based on some research asking the question of "Is thinner healthier?" As she says it is not and I have to agree. All of these commercials that we see showing skinny happy people are a bit deceptive because being thin does not make you healthy by itself. Some people are just genetically thinner … [Read more...]

Taking care of Contact Lenses is critical to protect your sight. Yesterday I switched back to contact lenses from glasses. I have worn contacts off and on for the last 25 years or so and over the last three years I have almost exclusively worn contact lenses. I rememver the last time that I got contact lenses the eye doctor asked me how long I wore my contact lenses and I replied "about 12 hours a … [Read more...]

As all Vioxx users have been aware over the last year of so there has been a class action suit against the makers of Vioxx because of the inadequate testing or reporting of risks associated with Vioxx. Well the case has not concluded with almost 5 Billion dollars going to those that have suffered from the arthritis pain killer drug. Merck & Co. said Friday it will pay $4.85 billion to end … [Read more...]

Flu season is coming and around my town there are clinics setup everywhere for people to get vaccinated against the flu. One of the stories that I hear every year is how the people that develop the flu vaccination did not correctly figure out what strain of flu will be coming this year and this year is no exception. News stories are all about sensationalizing the stories that they have and … [Read more...]

You may have heard that the FDA has cautioned gainst giving any kind of cold medicine to kids saying that it does not do any good anyway. I am not too sure about this as we have always given stuff to our kids to help them sleep at night when they have a cold or congestion but we have never bothered to give it to them during the day. I guess maybe we will have to research this a little better and … [Read more...]

Ususally I am not to impressed with CNN articles as they seem to be a bit fluffy or alarmist but there is a great article about the FDAs warning against giving kids 6 or under certain cold medicinesFDA: Stop giving cold, cough meds to toddlers - CNN.comI know that most parents are very nervous about kids having colds and I have always been one of them as well. The first real sign that my kids have … [Read more...]

The usual first step in treating Erectile Dysfunction is to check whether the problem is the result of a medication side effect. If so, there may be a different drug that can be prescribed that won't result in Erectile Dysfunction. Psychotherapy and behaviour modification may be considered next in some people. If these measures are not enough to resolve the problem, there are some medications … [Read more...]