Dr. X
Destiny at Sea
May 14, 2014 | What about Dr X and my Destiny! I was still looking for a big case where I would make a difference
Moore Lowdown
Minimizing the Worker: Why Attacks on Raising the Minimum Wage Come Up Short
May 14, 2014 | Over the course of a generation productivity in the American workplace has doubled and CEO pay has increased exponentially. So with all that success, why has the minimum wage failed to keep pace even with simple cost-of-living increases?
Celebrity Health
Kristin Chenoweth Knows Her Count. Do You?
May 10, 2014 | Realizing how much she, and other asthmatics rely on their inhalers, Chenoweth has partnered with the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America to launch a public service campaign called “Know Your Count”
Moore Lowdown
No Government Oversight of Dietary Supplements? Enter LabDoor
April 30, 2014 | With the government abdicating its responsibility to ensure that dietary supplements are all they're cracked up to be, the door is wide open for LabDoor, a service that promises to bring the facts.
Moore Lowdown
What Our Treatment of Orcas Tells Us About Our Societal Health
April 12, 2014 | Most of us would agree that cruelty is unhealthy. And so a recent failure to act by the California legislature gives us a window into another way in which we are a very unhealthy society.
Moore Lowdown
Plastic Bans: Curbing Choice for the Public Good
March 31, 2014 | Freedom in the United States has never been freedom to do absolutely anything. So none of us should get too bent out of shape by cities finally choosing measures to reduce municipal solid waste.
Moore Lowdown
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Limiting Exposure to Unhealthy Food Choices on Campus the Right Move
March 24, 2014 | Some might say it's government intrusion, but we're talking about children, and we're only saying that public schools ought to be providing them with more than just proper mental nourishment.
Moore Lowdown
Should Medical Research Ever Be Crowdfunded?
March 17, 2014 | Since there’s more science happening than could ever be funded by the government, maybe crowdfunding is an important tool to start these things off - Reid Rubsamen, M.D.
Celebrity Health
Mr. Rogen Goes to DC
March 10, 2014 | So, what does a funny man do when faced with a not so funny problem? And no, it had nothing to do with the legalization of marijuana. Instead, he talked about something much more important and personal - the costs of caring for someone with Alzheimer's
Health Musings
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If I Get Breast Implants Too Big Will I Tip Over?
February 24, 2014 | Probably not. But, bigger is better, at least that is the American way of life. We drive big cars, we live in big houses, we eat supersized meals and we drink big gulps sitting in front of a big screen TV
