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Friday, July, 25, 2008

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A Middle Ground Between Rx and OTC: Super, or Scary?

Republished with approval from DiabetesMine.com.  Another interesting development apropos to recent rants on lowering medical costs, in part by breaking down some traditional delivery mechanisms in favor of a more quick-shop, commercial approach to healthcare: now the FDA plans "to expand the the middle ground between drugs that require... Read moreChevron

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Gesundheit! (and LA Times Health Columnist Joins Our Club)

Republished with permission from DiabetesMine.com  When I first arrived in Germany in the middle of winter about 18 years ago (ahem...), I immediately caught a bad cold. Every time I sneezed, my brother-in-law's girlfriend would bark, "Health!" It took us a while to work out that Americans say the same thing, only in... Read moreChevron

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Politics, Religion, Sex (um, and Chronic Illness)

Republished with permission from DiabetesMine.com.  What do you talk about at the dinner table?  I discovered years ago that Europeans don't generally have issues discussing the three topics we Americans consider taboo: politics, religion, and sex. My friends in Germany would say, "What else is there?" Well,... Read moreChevron

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Find a Happy Place

Republished with permission from DiabetesMine.com  Having practically grown up in Disneyland, it definitely feels like going home. Except it seems a lot smaller, and a LOT more crowded, than I remember. Anyway, for a good 60% at least of our two-day annual park schlep last week, it lived up to it's motto, "The Happiest... Read moreChevron

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