Remember when Classmates.com agreed to pay $9.5M to settle a class action suit claiming deceptive marketing practices? Yesterday current and
GLAAD has issued a call to action, demanding that Fox's Bill O'Reilly issue an apology for comparing gays to al Queda. On the June 2 edition of
The Washington Post's David Weigel has picked up my post about the Family Research Council lobbying against Uganda's "kill gays" bill.Gay City
Defend The Law has launched a petition campaign asking all of the 2010 candidates for New York Attorney General if they will pledge to sue the
Among the nine people killed during Israel's raid on the flotilla headed to Gaza was 19 year-old Furkan Dogan, a New York-born man with dual
Back in days of yore, I published an op-ed in the Washington Post saying don’t wait more than 15 minutes for your doctor—he or she is
In yesterday’s post, the Disease Management Care Blog described how risk-bearing health care provider groups will be sorely tempted to
It’s Friday – we hope that your weekend plans include a trip to the beach or pool. If you didn’t get to do it over Memorial Day, consider
Bicycle-powered electronics might seem like a science fiction fantasy, but Nokia announced today that it’s releasing a new bike-powered dynamo
photo: Thinkstock Your old cell phone can actually do something positive and earth-friendly – and not just take up space in a drawer. Thanks to
photo: Inhabitat Recently, hair salons and nonprofit groups across the country (including Matter of Trust) have been collecting hair and fur to
Annie Lennox was named the International Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Program on AIDS/HIV (UNAIDS). She plans to be a special
Yesterday, I attended an Obesity Reduction Strategy Stakeholder Forum hosted by the Provincial Health Services Authority in Vancouver, British
Fat parents have fat kids.The next generation of patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) could come from the burgeoning epidemic of
Kudos, fatsos.Excess weight increases stroke risk, a new study including nearly 2.3 million people confirms. And the heavier a person is, the
Please welcome guest blogger, Karen, from Sofa & the City. You can read her full bio below the post! I have always believed that it is naive
This paper, widely distorted in media reports the last few days, deserves the status of “landmark.” The results on the outcome trends were
Read here:Berwick considers himself an "extremist" advocate for patient-centered care, partly based on his own troubling experience with the
In mechanically ventilated patients with cardiac disease, withdrawal of ventilatory support is associated with hemodynamic changes which impair
The association was robust in the largest study to date:ResultsThe frequency of another autoimmune disorder was 9.67% in Graves' disease and
Low IQ scores in early adulthood are associated with an increased risk of attempted suicide in men, according to new research funded by the
People may have different notions of aging gracefully, but they all may involve higher levels of physical activity, according to two studies
To start, I want to be clear that I am not against the United States government's humanitarian aid to Haiti and the people of Haiti either now or
Brilliant. Not.The FTO gene is obesity's main ally. Several studies are now attempting to reveal the factors that play a key role in fighting
Heavier when food is insecure? Seems like a good time to redefine "food insecurity."Living in a food-insecure household during pregnancy may
BIOTRONIK has launched the Pantera Lux balloon catheter that features a matrix of paclitaxel and biocompatible carrier. The device was designed