December 2010
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“We see the emerging opportunity to ‘snackify’ beverages and ‘drinkify’ snacks as...”
– Indra Nooyi - PepsiCo CEO This is pretty sick though.  We are moving ever closer to the society envisioned by WALL-E.  Liquified food.  Dumb, fat humans marching towards our extinction with a 40 oz. Slurpee and a straw.  Terrific. (via adamiss and evangotlib) I’ll plagiarize Michael Pollan...
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WatchWatch
Pharmacy My friend Noah Kalina is currently visiting China and took this video of a Chinese pharmacy. A bit different than the ‘ol Walgreens on the corner isn’t it? 
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Life Expectancy in U.S. Dips Slightly, Bucking a... →
Health is much more about optimizing today’s enjoyment, than living a long life. Modern medicine has reached a standstill with longevity at the population level, now we must start focusing on everyday happiness and satisfaction with your life. In other words, today’s medical problems are now really social problems. How can we provide more jobs so that people can afford a nice life?...
Dec 10th
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“The leaders of Myanmar and Belarus, or Thailand and Russia, can now rightly say...”
– Clay Shirky (via vruz) I’m on a panel tonight with Clay at NYU. Should be interesting.
Dec 8th
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Who represented us in healthcare reform?
Hospitals had the American Hospital Association. Doctors had the American Medical Association. Big Pharma had the Pharmaceutical Researchers and Manufacturers of America. More than 1,750 companies and organizations hired about 4,525 lobbyists — eight for each member of Congress — to influence health reform bills in 2009. Who was the lobbying group representing us— the kids, the moms, the...
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Would you sue a good friend? →
I think this is the main reason why malpractice lawsuits are so prevalent in America. Patients are suing a faceless entity with whom they have no relationship. From a recent study about discharging patients from the hospital:   Only 18% of patients knew the name of the physician in charge of their care (most physicians assumed the patient knew) 43% of patients could not state their reason for...
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