by Mary Budinger — According to a new study published January 15, 2009, in the New England Journal of Medicine, people with clogged heart arteries are being overtreated with stents. Fewer deaths, heart attacks and repeat procedures occurred when doctors implanted fewer of these tiny artery props, and when doctors used the blood-flow test to […]
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WIC program’s strange choice of foods
February 28, 2012
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by Dr. Martha Grout — The State of Arizona recently initiated an updated list of foods for WIC, the federally funded “Women, Infants and Children” program to allow “nutritious foods and nutrition education.” The new list takes effect October 2009, and it is the first time in 30 years the list has been updated. There […]
March 5, 2012
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