John Barnes at the Washington Policy Center (motto: “Improving Lives Through Market Solutions”) passes on a 3-video series about the fight over healthcare “reform” we’re all part of:

As our government considers a serious overhaul of our health care system and even a public insurance plan, it is essential that the public understands how more government involvement will impact accessibility, affordability, and quality. Under the direction of Dr. Roger Stark, a retired surgeon with over thirty years of medical experience, Washington…

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Your host Richard Morrison welcomes back guest co-host Jeremy Lott and special guest Greg Conko for Episode 47. We start with the new Obama-Geithner plan for expanding regulation of financial markets, the protests over the disputed presidential election in Iran and the Federal Trade Commission’s investigation of telemarketing robocalls. We then move on to the “beer bikes” of Amsterdam and some potentially scandalous investment choices made by Sen. Dick Durban. Finally, we talk health care with CEI Senior Fellow Greg…

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A food and health tip for these trying times: we all know that chicken soup is good for the soul . . . and for colds, but now new research shows that chicken soup may lower high blood pressure.

Seems that collagen proteins found in chicken can have this medicinal effect. In a recent study Japanese researchers fed collagen proteins to rats, which lowered their blood pressure and acted similarly to ACE inhibitor blood pressure medications.

Here’s a bonus — a chicken soup joke:

At…

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Americans are well aware of the power of political “spin” during election years. But political spin is nothing compared to “green spin,” perpetrated by environmental activists at the Environmental Working Group (EWG). They issued a report with data showing that bottled water is a safe option for consumers, but the group’s hype suggests the opposite.

The EWG-produced data demonstrate only trace levels of certain chemicals, all of which fall below very stringent levels that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Food and Drug Administration have found …

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The 67-year old Vice President will be undergoing an outpatient procedure — an electrical shock — to restore his normal rhythm today at George Washington University Hospital.

You’d think with a Vice President with a history of heart trouble and so many Americans suffering from chronic heart disease and sudden cardiac episodes, the Food and Drug Administration would get around to approving safe, reliable medical devices like the cardiopump.

What’s the cardiopump, you ask? Let’s let a certain Volokh brother explain:

The cardiopump, manufactured by Ambu International…

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