Vital Finds with David Katz, MD
By David Katz, MD, PREVENTION Last updated: Wed Oct 21, 2009 12:09pm PDT-
The big (and potentially
befuddling) medical news of the day, courtesy of a prominent
article in The New York Times, in turn based on an article
in the current issue of JAMA is this: Just because we can
screen for breast and prostate cancer, doesn't mean we should.
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A poll conducted by the
Associated Press suggests that more than one-third of parents in
the U.S. fear adverse effects of the swine flu vaccine, and oppose
immunization of their children. As a physician, father of 5, and a
member of the body politic—I understand this reticence, but
disagree with… Read More »
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The thing about calories is they really do count—but nobody really wants to count them. It's tedious. Oh, and the other thing about calories is that even if you do count them, it doesn't change how many it takes to feel full. So make that two things about calories. Read More »
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Over the weekend, the New
York Times served us a gripping and heart-rending tale of how tens
of thousands of cattle, millions of pounds of beef, hundreds of
miles of transport, and acres of food processing plants all came
together to produce devastating illness in one person, Stephanie
Smith. … Read More »
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I am reasonably confident
that all moral members of modern society feel disquiet, at least,
at the thought of ancient Roman gladiatorial games in which the
very goal of the contest was...death. But what about modern
games in which one of the goals is disability? This, to me,
seems a… Read More »
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A large trial in Thailand
has, for the first time, shown a HIV vaccine to be partially
effective. In a study of 16,000 people, the rate of HIV infection
was roughly 30% lower in those who were vaccinated than those who
were not. Compared to other vaccines, this is not highly
effective. But, as… Read More »
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With the President's
address to Congress on health care reform yesterday, the grass
roots are in a highly energized state. I have received at least 4
separate e-mails yesterday from 4 separate organizations calling on
me to advocate for an emphasis on prevention. Call
Congress, write… Read More »
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Within the past 48 hours,
Michael Jackson's death has been ruled a homicide by the LA
County coroner's office. This tells us simply that the
actions of someone else contributed to, or caused, Mr.
Jackson's death, which we more or less already knew. That
someone else… Read More »
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The American Heart
Association has just generated guidelines for sugar
intake—recommending that adult women consume no more than 100
calories per day of added sugars, and men no more than 150
calories. That translates to 25g of added sugar per day for women,
37.5g for men—a lot less than we’re… Read More »
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There is, it seems, devilry
in the details regarding exercise. This, according to
the cover story in this week's Time Magazine, which
cites studies and experts to make the case that exercise is not
highly effective for weight loss. This has long been common
knowledge,… Read More »
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