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Entries by Dr. Jon LaPook from 08/2009

Losing Weight, Gaining Confidence At Camp

| Posted 08.06.2009 | Healthy Living

For this week's episode of CBS Doc Dot Com, I went to Camp Shane, listed on their Web site as "the original, longest running weight loss camp in the world" at 41 years and counting.

The Secret Behind Dara Torres' Abs

| Posted 08.13.2009 | Healthy Living

Dara Torres, a 42-year-old who has been in five Olympics, won every kind of medal a swimmer can win, and has a three-year-old, has serious abs -- world class.

The Health Care Debate the Media Missed

| Posted 08.20.2009 | Healthy Living

Last weekend I was in Vermont on vacation when I heard that Senator Bernie Sanders was hosting a town meeting on health care. I grabbed my video camera and went to the meeting.

Where's the Bailout for My Cancer Patients?

| Posted 08.27.2009 | Healthy Living

There could be no better tribute to Sen. Kennedy or wiser investment in our own futures than to fix a broken system that threatens to bankrupt us while inadequately addressing cancer research.

Accepting the Death of my Mother

| Posted 08.30.2009 | Healthy Living

I reacted just like many others when my mother died unexpectedly last March at 86 after striking her head. I found it hard to get my arms around the idea that my mother was no longer alive.