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  • Obesity & Complications of Diverticulosis & Incontinence

    Health Report: Obesity and the Complications of Diverticulosis (Diverticulitis & Bleeding) Obesity, Weight Loss & Urinary Incontinence ''A critical weekly review of important new research findings for health-conscious readers...'' By, Robert A. Wascher, MD, FACS Last Updated: 02/01/2009 The information in this column ...
    Posted to Guest Blog by doctorwascher on February 1, 2009
  • Secondhand Smoke & Heart Attacks; Poor Childhood Fitness

    Health Report: ''A critical weekly review of important new research findings for health-conscious readers...'' By, Robert A. Wascher, MD, FACS Last Updated: 01/04/2009 The information in this column is intended for informational purposes only, and does not constitute medical advice or recommendations by the author. Please ...
    Posted to Guest Blog by doctorwascher on January 4, 2009
  • LA City Council are communists !

    This an excellent example of big government that the republicans have been talking about getting rid of since the Reagan administration. Ironically this is happening while a republican is in the governor's office. City re-zoning in only poor areas should be illegal unless it to curb crime. Even then that's a touchy issue because it borders on ...
    Posted to Human Nature by gopsux.com on August 3, 2008
  • Can a night Owl become a morning person? I did!

    Oh yes. The infamous title of ''night owl''. I have been dubbed a night owl for as far back as I could remember. I have never liked getting up early in the morning, nor have I ever enjoyed getting less than eight hours of sleep in one evening. After having my son, I had tried and tried to become a morning lover but I had failed miserably. I've ...
    Posted to Medical Examiner by SaphireLee on June 17, 2008
  • We don't exercise less

    There's a popular meme that we exercise less than a few decades ago, less than people in third world countries, that we are lazier and less active. It's not true. There's a fascinating way to measure daily energy expenditure called Double-Labled Water Method. You lable the hydrogen and the oxygen, then over the days and weeks after the dose, ...
    Posted to Human Nature by SpookyCat on June 6, 2008
  • Re: eating less WON'T help you lose weight

    I agree with you Jed. Eat less could not be helpful to lose weight. It is the lifestyle works in people's overweight. I have recently read a blog at largeplace.com about this book. They also don't agree with what the writer said. Overweight is not only connect with eat and exercise .
    Posted to Medical Examiner by cutebig on December 6, 2007