Archive for the ‘Life’ Category
Sunday, December 27th, 2009
The debate over junk food taxes is drawing increasing attention from both sides. Continued debate over of the adverse health impacts of sugary drinks is coupled with heating debate over the propriety of a tax on a dietary pleasure -- a pleasure some believe people have an unassailable right to ...
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Thursday, December 10th, 2009
This is my first do it yourself post and it’s for all the running and hiking nuts out there. I’ve read in a variety of articles and advertisements that when running, hiking, cycling or participating in other outdoor recreational pursuits, it’s a good idea to carry ID and emergency contact ...
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Monday, November 23rd, 2009
Does societal responsibility for individual health needs give rise to individual responsibility to maintain health?
The proposed changes in healthcare have consumed a fair portion of media attention over the past few months. Much of the debate revolves around the provisioning of healthcare to American’s. But buried deep in the discussions ...
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Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009
Last month New York Governor David Paterson proposed an obesity tax to be levied on fattening foods. He characterizes America's problem with obesity as a crisis. Drawing a comparison to cigarettes, he suggests that just as cigarette taxes reduced the number of American's consumption of cigarettes, a tax on certain ...
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Friday, January 9th, 2009
The leading cause of death in the United States is heart disease[1]. In fact the average American stands a 1 in 3 chance of dying from heart disease. Advances in medical technology cannot offset the increasingly poor lifestyle that American's lead. Most people are familiar with the most often cited ...
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Monday, December 22nd, 2008
I recently enjoyed a short getaway with my wife. We had reserved a room at a hotel and had requested a non-smoking room. Upon check in the gentleman at the front desk told us that the hotel was very busy. He informed us that the room they had available for ...
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