In today's (health) news....

I stumbled across some interesting articles in the NYTimes today. Take a peek!



"WHAT IS THIS?" you may ask.

A chocolate heart.

In One Study, a Heart Benefit for Chocolate
*Be sure to read the entire article before just assuming that chocolate consumption will make your heart healthier!

Sorry, ladies, but cocoa butter does NOT reduce the appearance of stretch marks.

Read about the study here.








Why Health Care Will Never Be Equal

This article brings up some valid points.

Highlights:
-"Here is the question I ask as the pill passes through my lips: Is it worth it?"
-"So here is the hard question: How should we, as a society, decide who gets the benefits of this medical breakthrough? Are we going to be health care egalitarians and try to prohibit Bill Gates from using his wealth to outlive Joe Sixpack? Or are we going to learn to live (and die) with vast differences in health outcomes? Is there a middle way?"
-"In the end of our day of philosophizing, however, we face a practical decision: Who gets the magic pills, and who pays for them?"


Other articles I found interesting:
Why Don't Doctors Wash Their Hands More?

Health Care Reform and American Values

Should Sugary Drinks be Taxed?