Tag: American Cancer Society
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New book on the market–has anyone read this? Opinions are welcome!
I don’t usually post articles about political subjects in medicine, but this one caught my eye. Let me know what you think. ATLANTA – The woman walked quietly into the busy emergency room at Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta’s safety net hospital for the poor and uninsured. She waited four or five hours to be seen, sitting…
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Don’t light up! Is This Your New Year’s Resolution?
This is a New Year’s resolution you love to hate. Success rates for smokers may not look all that great, but you triple your chances of being a “quitter” if you use medications combined with counseling. This article has lots of quotes that I left as is. Despite the known dangers of smoking, about 20…
