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Law of Unintended Consequences

Your Best Response to Sandy Hook Shootings Can Be Saving Others

Kare Anderson | Posted 02.16.2013 | Healthy Living
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Kare Anderson

That's no small achievement, even if it happens just some of the time. Looking back that may be one of the most satisfying ways by which you measure your life. In that spirit, let's take every opportunity to support others in savoring this holiday.

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When It Comes To Healthy Soda Habits, Does Size Matter?

David Katz, M.D. | Posted 11.14.2012 | Healthy Living
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David Katz, M.D.

Now that the New York City Board of Health has ratified Mayor Bloomberg's plan to ban sugar-sweetened beverages (well, some such beverages, really) larger than 16 oz., we should be able to answer the question: Is this a big deal?

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Technology: The Law of Unintended Consequences

Dr. Jim Taylor | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology
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Dr. Jim Taylor

I don't have a problem with technology; it can be a wonderful tool. My goal is not to suggest that we should reject technology, but rather to ensure that we have control over it rather it controlling us.

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The Law of Unintended Consequences

Philip Lee Miller | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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Philip Lee Miller

The president is spending too much political capital on this one issue, health care. It forces the issue. Either a landmark generational bill is passed or failure lurks.

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The Law of Unintended and Unanticipated Consequences

Neil Grossman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
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Neil Grossman

We are facing the gravest economic crisis in generations.

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