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The research is in: Women don’t really talk more

Women don’t talk more than men. Really, they don’t.
Really.
Popular wisdom would have it that women are much chattier than men, speaking 20,000 words a day, vs. the average man’s 7,000.
But a study being published Friday debunks that stereotype. Both men and women use about 16,000 words a day, says the new research, […]

Risky Business: Oral Sodium Phosphate For Precolonoscopy Bowel Preparation In Children.

Risky Business: Oral Sodium Phosphate For Precolonoscopy Bowel Preparation In Children.
Letters to the Editor Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition. 45(2):268-269, August 2007.
Hassall, Eric MBChB, FRCP, FACG *; Lobe, Thom E MD *,*

A Lead on the Ark of the Covenant

By David Van Biema
When last we saw the lost Ark of the Covenant in action, it had been dug up by Indiana Jones in Egypt and ark-napped by Nazis, whom the Ark proceeded to incinerate amidst a tempest of terrifying apparitions. But according to Tudor Parfitt, a real life scholar-adventurer, Raiders of the Lost […]

Doctor shortage adds to Africa’s AIDS woes

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) A shortage of doctors and nurses in Africa is now one of the biggest obstacles to providing life-saving drugs to AIDS patients, condemning untold numbers to an unnecessary death, a new report says.
Africa has increased the number of AIDS sufferers on treatment from 100,000 in 2003 to 1.3 […]

Santa’s Best Tips for Avoiding Holiday Food Traps

Smart Strategies to Help You Avoid Holiday Food Traps
Written by Beth Sumrell Ehrensberger, MPH, RD
Published in December 2007
(HealthCastle.com) As soon as holiday commercials begin advertising the foods you’ve been anticipating since last year, chances are you’ll start planning a holiday indulgence. If your wish list includes a way to enjoy holiday favorites while […]