From the monthly archives:

May 2006

Introducing Kelly Stuart of DietFacts.com

May 16, 2006

Greetings and salutations. My name is Kelly Stuart. For months and months, I’ve been planning to write some stuff for The Health Blog. And Ryan has been as patient as a saint. (Thanks, RH!) Before I post anything useful or interesting, here’s a little background info about me:
I met my husband in 1989 when I [...]

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Brass Jugs Reduce Bacteria In Water

May 10, 2006

Villagers in rural India have for hundreds of years claimed that their traditional brass water jugs help to ward of sickness.
Turns out, there’s some truth to the claim.
Rob Reed, a microbiologist of Northumbria University, U.K., tested brass, plastic, and clay pots by filling them with water contaminated with E. coli bacteria.
The plastic pots and clay [...]

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Exploding Wolfgang Puck Lattes

May 5, 2006

Since we’re on the topic of recalls, I thought I’d mention that there is a mass recall of Wolfgang Puck’s self-heating lattes.
Have you seen these things?
I remember passing a stack of them in the cereal aisle at my local King Soopers.
I picked one up, hefted it, and thought… Why in the world would anyone buy [...]

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