June 19, 2013

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Dr. Oz: How do I protect my family and I from misdiagnosis?

By Dr. Mehment Oz and Michael Roizen | 05/20/13 04:20 PM

Q: My husband went to the emergency room for shortness of breath, and they sent him home, saying it was a result of his weight. Four hours later, we had to call an ambulance. He almost died -- of an asthma attack! How can this happen? - Mary M., Nashville, Tenn. A: Let us assure you that...
Dr. Oz: Are you a 'supertaster'? How to control your food choices

By Dr. Mehment Oz and Michael Roizen | 05/17/13 02:40 PM

If you're a cookie fiend, can't resist meat, cheese or creamy salad dressings, haven't munched broccoli since 1986 and are not sufferin' succotash, you may be a supertaster. A new Stanford University study found that at least 30 percent of us are supertasters. We dislike bitter flavors and love...
Dr. Oz: Can electronic cigarettes help me quit smoking?

By Dr. Mehment Oz and Michael Roizen | 05/13/13 05:00 PM

Q: I want to quit smoking and am thinking about trying electronic cigarettes. Are they safe? Do they work? - Matthew F., Atlanta A: Congratulations! That commitment is the first step to victory! Now you want to choose a routine that's effective. We think smokeless electronic cigarettes...
Weird hairdo health signals

By Dr. Mehment Oz and Michael Roizen | 05/10/13 01:45 PM

Psst ... is your hair -- or lack of it -- trying to tell you something? Two new reports link male pattern baldness (not that celebrity-inspired shaved noggin) with higher odds for heart disease and prostate cancer. Those aren't the only hairdo and health connections sprouting in the news....
Q&A: Stick with your blood pressure meds

By Dr. Mehment Oz and Michael Roizen | 05/06/13 04:20 PM

Q: I can't stay on schedule with my high blood pressure meds. My doctor keeps hounding me. Is it so bad not to take them regularly? -- Gracie P., Hull, Mass. A: You can skip a rock, skip school or simply skip for exercise (see iskip.com if you don't believe us). But skipping your meds is bad...

From the Weekly Standard

The Weekly Standard

Frack to the Future

By: Michael Warren

Williston, N.D.
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Downsize Ike

By: Andrew Ferguson

The beleaguered Eisenhower Memorial Commission holds its next public gathering later this month, and before its members duck-walk into the hearing room, huddled in a hoplite phalanx against a...
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The Lesson of Kermit Gosnell

By: John McCormack

What was the lesson of the Kermit Gosnell trial? Since the Philadelphia doctor was convicted last month of murdering three born-alive infants, two competing viewpoints have emerged.
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