From the yearly archives:

2005

Health Bias in Fiction

December 8, 2005

I’m currently in the middle of reading many books, one of which is Inkspell by Cornelia Funke. It’s a fiction book written for a young adult audience. Anyway, as I was reading, I came across this quote: “Pysicians! More than enough of them to cure a dozen men to death.” (Fenoglio, p. 247) Whether it’s [...]

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Disclaimer

December 8, 2005

Before we get too deep into the new version of The Health Blog, I thought it would be appropriate to add a much-needed legal disclaimer. 1. None of the writers for The Health Blog are doctors. We cannot diagnose, prevent, treat, or cure any illnesses you may have. (Even if we were doctors, you would [...]

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A Proper Introduction for Sarah Parker

December 8, 2005

I originally introduced Sarah when I wrote the first post for this blog. But I never really told you much about her. So I’m now going to give her a proper introduction. Here are the things you should know about Sarah Parker. 1. She writes a personal blog called “Going Bananas“. (A metaphor for her [...]

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I Must Have Struck a Nerve

December 8, 2005

My post about MSG in Chick-Fil-A is already starting to generate some good comments. One reader says I need to pull my head out of “crank health nut web sites” and start reading more government web sites. If you want to read the article or comment yourself, just go here. (The comments are at the [...]

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And They Call Themselves Christians…

December 6, 2005

I’m stepping into risky territory here… and I’m sure to invite the righteous anger of some readers upon me. But I think it’s important. It’s been a little more than a year since I told you that Chick-Fil-A is choked with MSG. And since December 4, 2004, nothing has changed. If you take a moment [...]

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