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It’s been a quiet week in Lake Wobegon. But not here. I feel lucky: lucky that Don’t Ask Your Doctor About Low T (a dramatic title, meant to point out that men don’t have to medicalize aging and have the power to change their health and their T without [...]
1. Pharma companies will make a mint on cholesterol drugs, now that 25% of Americans are supposed to be on them, up from 12%. Au contraire, and trick question. Nearly all statins are generic, and generics are not where pharma has placed its future bets: only Crestor is not generic, [...]
Two views of why heart disease prevention does not work well: one, personal responsibility is not given the attention it deserves. And two, physicians are not trained or incentivized to advise patients to stop smoking, improve their diet and become fit…maybe because people don’t [...]
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The first big JAMA study of the new year (Happy New Year!) implied that you can be overweight or barely obese, and not die early because of it. In between the lines: yes….in that population. Why? Because they get medical care right away!. Because they get sicker sooner! Because [...]
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Dr Oz says “break it down and make it simple”. Dr. Roizen says “diet smart, not hard: small changes make a big difference.” They recommend in their new YOU: Losing Weight Recruit your team. You need someone to cheer for you and take the fries from you. Plan Your [...]
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