Flu Shot?

Flu Shot?

Should you get a flu shot? I’m not a conspiracy theorist, but I’m not naive either. So when the massive public health push for universal flu vaccination hits every fall I ask myself: Is influenza really as scary as drug companies and public health officials claim?...
Heel Toe

Heel Toe

Hanging around ultra-marathon runners has caused me to notice a couple of things. First, these people are crazy. The iconic 26.2 mile marathon distance is hardly considered a warm-up, with races going as long as 50 or even 100 miles. The second thing I noticed is that...
Who’s In Charge of Your Health?

Who’s In Charge of Your Health?

I was driving down the interstate recently when I saw what is wrong with health care in America written on a giant billboard.  Beneath a picture of a forty something year old woman reclining on a beach and staring serenely off in to the distance, the sign read...