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We’ve heard that dark chocolate can be good for us and a recent article in the respected medical journal BMJ (British Medical Journal) concluded that chocolate with 60-70% cocoa, lowers blood pressure enough, and lowers LDL (bad) cholesterol enough that it would reduce the risk of heart attack by 1% and reduce the risk of …
This week’s Sunday New York Times Sunday Review Section had a front page article on the pro’s and con’s of getting a physical exam. The article correctly pointed out that there is little scientific evidence supporting the yearly physical exam and it went on to focus on the costliness of unnecessary testing that can result …