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Dan Taylor

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posted 04/03/2008, comments (2)

Why I won't be doing Crafts as I age

When I was growing up my grandmother was the pianist at a little Methodist Church in Bluefield, West Virginina. Every summer when my brother and I would visit her we would inevitably come when they were having something called Vacation Bible School. At VBS, in the Methodist Church anyway, we would go in the morning, sing some worshipful songs,... Read more Chevron

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Suzanne Mintz

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posted 04/03/2008, comments (2)

Healthcare Reform: Different Things to Different People

With the presidential election looming there is a great deal of buzz about what a new administration will bring. Among those of us who are wrapped up in the issues of healthcare reform, there is a palpable level of energy in the air. You hear around town: "This is our time. We have a window that will stay open only for a few years. We must be... Read more Chevron

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Suzanne Mintz

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posted 03/17/2008, comments (0)

Hospitals: They Can Kill You

I am on a plane as I write this, returning from a meeting about patient safety. I'm involved with a number of organizations that deal with this topic. Sometimes the meetings are a bit esoteric and include discussions that are somewhat too clinical for my non-medical brain to follow. But at other times we discuss issues that shouldn't be... Read more Chevron

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posted 02/13/2008, comment (1)

Healthcare Myths

While listening to one of the Republican debates prior to the South Carolina primary I was horrified to hear all of the candidates say that America had the best healthcare system in the world. The reality is we don't. By virtually every statistical measure we fall behind many other countries. Ours is for sure the most expensive healthcare... Read more Chevron

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posted 01/18/2008, comments (0)

oral health, science, medicine, dental, fluoride, teeth, fluoridation, mouth

"Some recent studies suggest that over-consumption of fluoride can raise the risks of disorders affecting teeth, bones, the brain and the thyroid gland," reports Scientific American editors (January 2008). "Scientific attitudes toward fluoridation may be starting to shift," writes author Dan Fagin. "Fluoride,... Read more Chevron

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