David Owen: The Rise of Purell : The New Yorker
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2013/03/04/130304fa_fact_owen
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The Rise of Purell, New Yorker: from Semmelweis’s #antiseptics to present via Gojo grease remover
March 10, 2013Study Points to Declining Life Span for Some U.S. Women – WSJ.com
March 5, 201376 v 81 but gap narrowing
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323494504578340732591601900.html?mod=wsj_share_tweet
Obesity is Genetic – Newsweek and The Daily Beast
March 2, 2013How Scientists Stalked a Lethal Superbug—With the Killer’s Own DNA | Wired Science | Wired.com
March 2, 2013Fiber One vs. All-Bran
March 2, 2013NUTRITIONAL CONTENT per half-cup serving:
Fiber One has fewer calories (60 vs. 80), less sugar (0 vs. 6g), and more fiber (14g vs. 10g).
However, it also has more sodium (105mg vs. 80mg), less potassium (100mg vs. 350mg), and less protein (2g vs. 4g). Plus it has less Vitamin A (0 vs. 10%), Vitamin D (0 vs. 10%), B6 (25 vs. 100%), Folic Acid (25% vs. 100%), B12 (25 vs. 100%), Phosphorus (6 vs. 35%), Magnesium (4 vs. 25%), and Copper (0 vs. 10%). It does have more zinc (25 vs. 10%).
The two are identical in fat (1g), cholesterol (0), Vitamin C (10%), Calcium (10%), Iron (25%), Thiamin (25%), Riboflavin (25%), and Niacin (25%).
http://www.sparkpeople.com/mypage_public_journal_individual.asp?blog_id=4837449
Bitter Pill | Time – describes outrageous “chargemaster” prices at hospitals, lavishes praise on medicare
March 1, 2013Bitter Pill: Why Medical Bills Are Killing Us | TIME.com
http://healthland.time.com/2013/02/20/bitter-pill-why-medical-bills-are-killing-us
Ask Well: The Nutrients in Fruits and Veggies – NYTimes.com
February 23, 2013The five most promising new cancer treatments – health – 16 October 2012 – New Scientist
February 19, 2013rnai, immuno, bact, viruses, nano
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