May 18, 2008

This paper was written in a great heat and with passionate indignation

This paper was written in a great heat and with passionate indignation.
If I touched it at all I might trim its rhetorical exuberance, but I
prefer to leave it all its original strength of expression. I could not,
if I had tried, have disguised the feelings with which I regarded the
attempt to put out of sight the frightful facts which I brought forward
and the necessary conclusions to which they led. Of course the whole
matter has been looked at in a new point of view since the microbe as a
vehicle of contagion has been brought into light, and explained the
mechanism of that which was plain enough as a fact to all who were not
blind or who did not shut their eyes.

Who ate all the edamame beans? Our writer tries to survive on Victoria Beckham's bizarre size zero diet (Daily Mail)

The girl in Wagamama looks puzzled as I tell her: 'All I eat is edamame beans.' She looks at my thighs. She looks at me. She's too polite to comment so I help her out. 'No,' I say, 'I haven't been on this diet very long.' I've been on the diet for 11 hours to be precise. Ever since I decided to follow Victoria Beckham's diet for a week

Diet to beat jet lag (The Times of India)

WASHINGTON: Now that the summer travel season has begun, jetlag can create lot of problems for many travellers. But don't worry for you can beat it - courtesy Anti-Jet Lag Diet developed at the US Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory.

Atkins IS better than the GI diet at keeping off the pounds, say scientists (Daily Mail)

Some swear by Atkins, while others argue that the GI diet is king. Now, scientists may have settled the debate with a study showing that an Atkins-like high protein diet stops slimmers from piling the pounds back on

Overweight Women on High-Carb Diet Risk Breast Cancer (The Epoch Times)

Because for so long we have been encouraged to eat a diet based on carbohydrates, it's natural to have warm feelings toward this "macronutrient."Yet, many carbohydrates, particularly thos…

Diet, exercise tied to cancer survivor well-being (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Just 5 percent of U.S. cancer survivors are meeting experts' recommendations on diet, physical activity and cigarette smoking, a new survey shows.

Tomas Holmstrom would go on diet of soup before stopping crashing creases (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)

DETROIT - Tomas Holmstrom would rather go on a soup diet than stop crashing NHL creases.

Health Watch: Diet and Exercise (FOX 5 News Atlanta)

ATLANTA (myfoxatlanta.com) — A commitment to diet and exercise is transforming the lives of some women. Many are converting fat to muscle, and seeing dramatic results. Beth Galvin reports. Click video for more information.

No 'S' Diet Means No Sweets, Snacks, Nor Seconds (KMGH 7 Denver)

The No 'S' Diet has worked for many hollywood stars, but will it work for you?

Dietitian evaluates latest group of diet books (Poughkeepsie Journal)

NEW YORK - One plan advises you to follow it three times a week. Another allows no snacks - except on certain days. And a third advocates for eating up to 20 percent less.

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