Archive for September, 2009

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, three-quarters of health care spending now goes to treat “preventable chronic diseases.” Not all of these diseases are linked to diet — there’s smoking, for instance — but many, if not most, of them are. via Op-Ed Contributor – Big Food vs. Big Insurance –... »

A report by Physicians for Human Rights released on Monday claims that U.S. physicians and psychologists betrayed ethical standards by collecting data on detainees’ reactions to abusive interrogations to as to improve their effectiveness. This would appear to constitute experimentation on human prisoners, which is a professional ethics violation for physicians. The group is... »

Anheuser-Busch is releasing a series of 27 can designs for Bud Light featuring the colors of college sports teams, but the schools’ reactions have been decidedly mixed, the Wall Street Journal reported Aug. 21 via Budweiser ‘Fan Cans’ Come in College Team Colors. »

“Those employees who bought into the old psychological contract that who you are is where you work ,” Noer said in an interview. “The ones that wont are those who define themselves as more than their job. They define themselves within their community, within their profession.” via Feeling... »