Many books about weight-loss diets have been written over the last several generations, and all have been touted as being  "the best" by their advocates. The problem has been that we have lacked  high-quality, comparative studies to really compare how effective these diets really are in losing weight and  keeping it off.  read more »

The news has recently been full of discussion about the drugs Vitorin and Zetia, which have been used to treat high blood lipids that cause heart disease and circulaton problems. What does this mean to you, if you or a loved one are on one of these medicines?  read more »

When most people in the public at large think about our health care situation in the United States, it is usually with regard to the high cost of health insurance premiums. Quality is assumed by most people to be present.  read more »