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So long as your world view is maintained, facts are irrelevant.
So long as your world view is maintained, facts are irrelevant. — Dennis Miller
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Healthy Foods
Cheerios Claim, “lower your cholesterol 4% in six weeks” Makes it a Drug, Says FDA
The Food and Drug Administration gave General Mills Inc. a warning over its Cheerios cereal, saying the box’s claims about heart benefits contain “serious violations” of federal law. The FDA claims statements that the product […]
Quotations
Trust, But Verify
Trust, but verify. — Former U.S. President Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan used the phrase in public, but he was not the first person known to use it. When Reagan used this phrase, he was usually […]
People
Rachel Maddow and Low Back Pain
The stress of being a busy media star with MSNBC and a history of competitive sports injuries may have taken a toll on Rachel Maddow’s low back. Rachel Maddow Tweet … Bad things come in […]
People
Valerie Bertinelli: Presenting A New Body in 2009
Valerie Bertinelli at 172 pounds in 2007, and at 132 pounds in 2009. When Valerie Bertinelli first started a diet program with Jenny Craig in 2007, she weighed 172 pounds. After a nine month diet […]
24/7 Injury Watch
Natasha Richardson: Fatal Epidural Hematoma from Fall on Beginner’s Ski Slope
Monday March 16, 2009 Natasha Richardson, 45, was taking a lesson on a beginner slope at the Mont Tremblant ski resort north of Montreal, with an instructor without a helmet (she declined the offer to wear a helmet). Toward the end of the lesson, Richardson fell and struck her head. She was […] […]
Health Fitness News
Chicago Police Department POWER TEST (Peace Officer Wellness Evaluation Report)
Chicago Police Department Supt. Jody Weis is a wellness, fitness and exercise advocate for his members. “It is essential that recruits begin the academy with a minimum level of physical fitness to ensure safe and […]
People
Dr. Drew Book: “Mirror Effect” Hunger for Celebrity, Wide-Ranging Psychological Dysfunction
Dr. Drew Pinsky has co-authored “The Mirror Effect” with Dr. Mark S. Young — publishing their striking study of narcissism among celebrities. The Celebrity Rehab host and addiction specialist (Dr. Drew) and business/entertainment expert (Dr. Young) discovered that a high proportion of celebrities suffer from traits associated with clinical narcissism […]
People
Michelle Obama: Her Toned Arms Are the Buzz
Michelle Obama People Magazine cover. After her appearance in the State of Union address in February, the cover Vogue magazine in March, bare arms in the official White House portrait, and a People Magazine interview; […]
NLM
Potassium-Sodium Ratio of 2:1 May Cut Cardiovascular Disease Risk 50%
“Potassium and sodium are like peas in a pod, except they’re in opposite pods — Paul Whelton, epidemiologist and president and chief executive officer of the Loyola University Health System in Chicago Foods that are […]