Posts Tagged ‘the-news’

Disney To Phase out Unhealthy Food Ads

Thursday, June 7th, 2012

When my kids were growing up, we always chose The Most Basic of all basic cable TV packages offered, so we never got the Disney channel… thus I cannot tell you what the food ads were like. I can imagine it, though, so the news that Disney plans to phase out ads for junk food seems

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No “Pink Slime” for Me!

Tuesday, March 13th, 2012

I’ve been busy organizing, cleaning and packing in preparation for the big move, but I haven’t been completely oblivious to the news… like the recent ABC News report on “pink slime.” According to ABC journalist Jim Avila, “lean, finely textured beef” (aka “pink slime”) is a commonly used filler added to commercial ground beef. The catch is, because it’s “beef,”

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A Virtual Reality Rating System Sounds Like a Good Idea

Wednesday, December 14th, 2011

As you may have seen in the news, researchers at Dartmouth College have developed a way to detect the type and degree of “Photoshopping” done to pics of celebrities and models.

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Vites and Minerals are Dietary Supplements; but Not all Dietary Supplements are Vites and Minerals

Wednesday, October 12th, 2011

Unless you’ve been living in a cave the last week or so, I’m sure you’ve heard about the latest study on dietary supplements. If you go by the headlines (as many folks simply scanning the news do), I wouldn’t blame you for concluding that dietary supplements are dangerous, in general - at least for older women.

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Vites and Minerals are Dietary Supplements; but Not all Dietary Supplements are Vites and Minerals

The Healthy Skeptic on Telomerase Supplements

Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010

You may have heard something in the news about a recent experiment in mice… Scientists have partially reversed age-related degeneration in mice, an achievement that suggests a new approach for tackling similar disorders in people.

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The Healthy Skeptic on Telomerase Supplements

The Twinkie Diet

Sunday, November 14th, 2010

I suppose I’m probably the last health/fitness blogger to write about KSU Professor Mark Haub’s little weight loss experiment. The coverage has been practically nonstop, after all. So why didn’t I discuss it last week, when it first hit the news?

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The Spizz Doctors

Saturday, May 29th, 2010

I was spending a few idle moments, catching up on the news and checking out some of my favorite blogs, when I came across this post, over on Respectful Insolence. The Pause That Refreshes These Doctors …Let’s go to the tape (not to mention some rather amusing commentary by Gawker). Just when I thought The Doctors couldn’t get

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The Spizz Doctors