Monthly Archives: July 2011

Ct Eat Well: Wealth Of Fresh And Local Produce All Around Us

July 28, 2011
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Ct Eat Well: Wealth Of Fresh And Local Produce All Around Us

July and August provide us with almost every vegetable available to purchase at our local farm stands and farmers’ markets, but some of my clients tell me it can become overwhelming as to what to purchase and how to cook everything. I usually tell them to buy everything they like and then decide on...

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Restaurant Menu Calorie Information Often Inaccurate, Too Low

July 28, 2011
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“You may avert your eyes from them, or purposefully cover them up when you’re scanning the menu at your favorite restaurant, but increasingly, they’re hard to ignore — the unsettling number of calories in the meal you’re about to consume. And as if the information isn’t sobering enough, here’s something to make you dislike...

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Medical Residents To Get More Sleep, But Will It Be Enough?

July 28, 2011
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Medical Residents To Get More Sleep, But Will It Be Enough?

Wrtitten by Jennifer Kaylin For the second time in eight years, the organization that regulates graduate medical education has limited the number of hours interns and residents may work at a time. The move, enacted by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), is intended to prevent medical errors resulting from sleep deprivation,...

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Granny Snatching: Goodbye to a Favored Uncle; And ESP

July 27, 2011
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Granny Snatching: Goodbye to a Favored Uncle; And ESP

When I was growing up I was very fortunate to have some of the best uncles a boy could ask for. On my dad’s side were my uncles Bill and Chuck, and on my mother’s side were my uncles Bob, Vic and Floyd. My aunts were gems too, and as I look back I...

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