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30 Nov, 2009

Semi-annual Visits to Dentist: Is it Worth it?

Posted by: healthnut In: Miscellany

Every six months I quietly trudge to the dentist’s office because I have done it since I was a kid.  My teeth are in fairly good health, with only one adult cavity over the years and so its a painless event for me (save for the bleeding gums). Recently though, I’ve been wondering how important [...]

18 Nov, 2009

Stop Getting Mammograms

Posted by: healthnut In: Good Stuff for You

Although this NYT article asks the general public to get tested for breast cancer only after 50 instead of the general guideline of 40, I think there’s enough evidence to show that mammograms do more harm than good and women should just stop getting tested altogether. While the larger medical community would have you believe [...]



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I started putting this together out of frustration with the amount of misinformation being peddled. Not wanting to be someone who further spreads the same misinformation, I do hope that you will write to let me know if something I have posted is not quite right.Lastly, I also believe that both Eastern and Western medicine have their good and bad points and everyone should try to look at things with an open mind and not blindly trust (any) authority as they have their own agenda and its not necessarily for your good.

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