Archive for October, 2005

Halloween Special: The Phantom Sweet Tooth Returns!

Sunday, October 30th, 2005

A strange thing happens to you after you’ve been practicing the HRH Program forany length of time. Your sweet tooth withers and dies.
Around this time of year, it feels especially odd, as sweets seem to flow intothe house like crisp autumn air through a drafty window.

And since Halloween seems like a season now, instead of […]

New Diabetes Drug May Triple Death Risk

Thursday, October 20th, 2005

Yes, you read that right. Triple the death risk for those who took Pargluva compared to those who didn’t. That would be a big disappointment to the manufacturers of the drug, but for one thing–the FDA advisory panel recommended approving it by 8-1.
See the link for more on that:New Diabetes Drug May Triple Death Risk
Pargluva […]

So You Think You’re Good Enough Not to Take Our Pills?

Saturday, October 8th, 2005

If you haven’t seen the prescription drugs ads on television, you must not have a television. They’re everywhere, and they’re convincing millions of people who may not need medication to “talk to their doctor” about getting fixed up with free samples.
The mark of a drug ad seems to be the overt caution they seem […]