Tuesday, April 11, 2017

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Health

Why Are So Many People Popping Vitamin D?

There is no epidemic of vitamin D deficiency, experts say, yet pointless testing and treatment are rampant.

Some doctors have found it a profit center.

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U.S.

California Moves to Become ‘Sanctuary State,’ and Others Look to Follow

If a California measure is enacted, police agencies will face conflicting directives from the state and the federal government.

The police are hired by the states.

3
Well

Learning From Our Parents’ Heart Health Mistakes

How those under 50 can protect their hearts by looking back at a half-century of medicine — and a population in the Amazon with clean arteries.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBnniua6-oM

It is not the saturated fat.

4

Health

Nature’s Ear Plugs

The waxy part of so-called ear wax holds the compacted waste together and smooths the way for it to leave the ear.

Yes.

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The Upshot

How Many Pills Are Too Many?

Evidence has mounted about the dangers of taking multiple, perhaps unnecessary, medications.

I take no pills on a regular basis.

6
Business Day

Man Dragged From Overbooked United Flight, Passengers Say

The airline said that the man was one of four who had been selected to be bumped from the flight.

There is no right to make a profit.

7
Health

The Trump Resistance Found Early Success. Can It Also Find Momentum?


No.

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Climate

Scientists Fear Climate Data Gap as Trump Aims at Satellites

Even if Congress votes to keep NASA environmental missions, the nation’s climate monitoring faces challenges, researchers say.

Ignoring data does not make it go away.

Global temperatures will rise even if they are not measured.

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Opinion

What Is Trumpism?

A reader writes that it is far from a political philosophy.

A series of promises.

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Health

The Patients Were Saved. That’s Why the Families Are Suing.

Relatives of patients resuscitated against their instructions are increasingly willing to sue over “wrongful life.”

Death is part of life.Doctors and families must recognize the facts.

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The Upshot

How Many Pills Are Too Many?

Evidence has mounted about the dangers of taking multiple, perhaps unnecessary, medications.

The object is to treat the patient.

2
Health

Why Are So Many People Popping Vitamin D?

There is no epidemic of vitamin D deficiency, experts say, yet pointless testing and treatment are rampant.

Fashion.

3
U.S.

California Moves to Become ‘Sanctuary State,’ and Others Look to Follow

If a California measure is enacted, police agencies will face conflicting directives from the state and the federal government.

Immigration is a federal responsibility.

4
Health

Nature’s Ear Plugs

The waxy part of so-called ear wax holds the compacted waste together and smooths the way for it to leave the ear.

Ear wax often needs some help getting out of the ear.

5
Opinion

America’s Toxic Workplace Rules

Why do federal regulators allow employers to expose workers to levels of toxic chemicals far higher than those considered safe for everyone?

Yes.

6
Climate

Scientists Fear Climate Data Gap as Trump Aims at Satellites


The climate will change.  Watching does not help.

7
Food

Has Coffee Gotten Too Fancy?

The head of coffee at Locol, the California fast-food chain, sells a high-quality cup for just $1. Now he wants to make good coffee more accessible, in every way.

Yes and no.

8
World

Fugitive Mexican Ex-Governor, Wanted in U.S., Is Captured in Italy

Tomás Yarrington Ruvalcaba, who had been on the run for five years, faces money laundering and racketeering charges.

Some monsters cannot hide.

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Health

The Patients Were Saved. That’s Why the Families Are Suing.


Everyone dies eventually.
Hospice is a good thing.

10
Travel

New Report Details Exploitation of Hotel Industry Workers

A study by the nonprofit organization Polaris, based on calls to hotlines, could be used to combat human trafficking.

Labor unions are necessary.


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