NEW: WATERGATE PAGE (SELECT BUTTON TO LEFT FOR MORE) VANITY FAIR: "I'm the Guy They Called Deep Throat" http://www.vanityfair.com/commentary/content/articles/050530roco02 http://www.booksamillion.com/ncom/books?id=3209194957901&isbn=0743287150 AMAZON/BORDERS PRICE:  $15.64                  BARNES AND NOBLES:          $14.49* -   $16.10                    BOOKS A MILLION##:          $13.35* -  $14.83 (* with club membership,   ## no tax in certain states)

NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE:

“Doctors and Interrogators at Guantanamo Bay” July 7, 2005, free full text “Mounting evidence from many sources, including Pentagon documents, indicates that military interrogators at Guantanamo Bay have used aggressive counter-resistance measures in systematic fashion to pressure detainees to cooperate.” http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/353/1/6

“Long-Term Outcomes of Coronary-Artery Bypass Grafting versus Stent Implantation” “Conclusions For patients with two or more diseased coronary arteries, CABG is associated with higher adjusted rates of long-term survival than stenting. ” http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/abstract/352/21/2174 MAY 2005

“Statins and the Risk of Colorectal Cancer” “Conclusions The use of statins was associated with a 47 percent relative reduction in the risk of colorectal cancer after adjustment for other known risk factors. Because the absolute risk reduction is likely low, further investigation of the overall benefits of statins in preventing colorectal cancer is warranted” http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/abstract/352/21/2184 MAY 2005

“The Effect of Cardiac Resynchronization on Morbidity and Mortality in Heart Failure” (NEJM, 4-05) http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/short/352/15/1539

“Intensive Lipid Lowering with Atorvastatin in Patients with Stable Coronary Disease” (nejm 4-05) “ . . .an absolute reduction in the rate of major cardiovascular events of 2.2 percent and a 22 percent relative reduction in risk (hazard ratio, 0.78; 95 percent confidence interval, 0.69 to 0.89; P<0.001). There was no difference between the two treatment groups in overall mortality. ” “This occurred with a greater incidence of elevated aminotransferase levels. ” http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/abstract/352/14/1425

NEWS

“Police probe timing of explosions, say bodies still trapped underground” (USAT, 7-10-05) http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2005-07-09-london-attacks_x.htm?csp=21 &pubdate=Sat%20Jul%209%2009%3A49%3A24%20EDT%202005 “Tough fight expected over O'Connor's successor” (CNN, 7-1-05) http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/07/01/resignation. next/index.html “Manufacturer recalls 50,000 heart defibrillators” (Newsday.com, 6-18-05) http://www.newsday.com/news/health/ny-bzdefi0618,0,3 669873.story?coll=ny-leadhealthnews-headlines “Report: Defibrillator problem withheld 3 years” (cnn, 5-05) “Guidant disclosed the flaw in its Ventak Prizm 2 Model 1861 to Oukrop's doctors and told them about 25 other cases in which the defibrillator had malfunctioned. It did not, however, issue an alert to physicians until it learned the newspaper was preparing a story on the defibrillator.” http://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/05/24/defibrillator. problem.ap/index.html “Hit by Friendly Fire” (Yahoo,6-19-05) “Nebraska Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel is angry. He's upset about the more than 1,700 U.S. soldiers killed and nearly 13,000 wounded in Iraq. He's also aggravated by the continued string of sunny assessments from the Bush administration, such as Vice President Dick Cheney's recent remark that the insurgency is in its "last throes." "Things aren't getting better; they're getting worse. The White House is completely disconnected from reality," Hagel tells U.S. News. "It's like they're just making it up as they go along. The reality is that we're losing in Iraq." http://news.yahoo.com/s/usnews/hitbyfriendlyfire;_ylt=AsnKMTfJFctz8uK6nKn_VwkDW 7oF;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl “Republican senators challenge Bush's Iraq optimism ” (Yahoo News 6-19-05) http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/iraq_usa_dc;_ylt=AkPMJqvp veeBDlDHdF_4OCwDW7oF;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNl YwMlJVRPUCUl “Schiavo Autopsy Released Brain Damage 'Was Irreversible' ” (WP, 6-15-05) “Asked whether he had any regrets, Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.), who visited Schiavo at the hospice in her last days, responded, "None whatsoever." He added: "If a state court decides to take the life of someone, there should be a federal review." http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article /2005/06/15/AR2005061500512.html?sub=AR NBA Playoffs: “Game 7 Heaven” (Detroit, Miami 3-3 in series) (ESPN 6-6-05) http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/playoffs2005/dailydime?p age=dailydime-050604 “Drug meant for symptoms treats a disease In startling twist, experimental leukemia drug may be breakthrough” (MSNBC/AP, 5-16-05) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7864829/ “HIV tests urged for some colonoscopy patients Pittsburgh-area hospital may not have properly cleaned instruments” (MSNBC) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7346188/ “Press Conference of the President” (G.W. Bush, 4-28-05) FULL TRANSCRIPT/C-Span http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/04/20050428- 9.html “Every year after that the shortfall will get worse, and by 2041, Social Security will be bankrupt. ” . .

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BMI CALCULATOR : http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/bmicalc.htm





IS THE U.S. GOVT. OBESE? Congressional Budget Office: www.cbo.gov 2000 FED SURPLUS: $236.2 BILLION 2004 U.S. FEDERAL DEFICIT $412.1 BILLION WHERE DID THE $648.3 BILLION PER YEAR GO? (the numbers do not address much of the cost of the Iraq War which is not included in the budget figures)

NATIONAL DEBT CLOCKs : www.brillig.com/debt_clock     www.toptips.com/debtclock.htm l   http://fly.hiwaay.net:8000/~fbeaver/us-debt-clock.shtml OFFICIAL US GOVT. SITES/STATS: www.ustreas.gov/education/fact-sheets/taxes/fed-debt.html   www.publicdebt.treas.gov/opd/opdpenny.htm 01/26/2005 $7,622,132,208,684.54 04/14/2005 $7,786,560,972,566.27 ($7.6 TRILLION= 7.6 Thousand Billion =7.6 Million Million Dollars)




GOVERNMENT WATCHDOG GROUPS:

CONCORD COALITION (bipartisan): www.concordcoalition.org CITIZENS AGAINST GOVT. WASTE(non-partison) www.cagw.org NEW: CONCORD COALITION “SOCIAL SECURITY REFORM MUST CONFRONT THE HARD CHOICES” (1 PAGE,JAN 2005) http://www.concordcoalition.org/socialsecurity/050109n ytad.pdf

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featured guidelines

ADA 2005 CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES FOR DIABETES http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/vol28/suppl_1/#INTRODUCTION

ATS/IDSA 2005:“GUIDELINES FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF ADULTS WITH HOSPITAL-ACQUIRED, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED, AND HEALTHCARE-ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA” (For Community-Acquired Pneumonia Guidelines - go to MEDICAL GUIDELINES PAGE) http://www.thoracic.org/adobe/statements/guide1-29.pdf

CARDIOLOGY GUIDELINES: 2004 ACC/AHA CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT SURGERY http://www.acc.org/clinical/guidelines/cabg/summary.pdf

CDC PHYSICAL ACTIVITY RECOMMENDATIONS “· Adults should engage in moderate-intensity physical activities for at least 30 minutes on 5 or more days of the week. - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/American College of Sports Medicine OR · Adults should engage in vigorous-intensity physical activity 3 or more days per week for 20 or more minutes per occasion – Healthy People 2010 ” http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/physical/recommendations/index. htm

CHOLESTEROL GUIDELINES (UPDATE OF NCEP/ATP 3 2001) RELEASED JULY 12, 2004 IN CIRCULATION: NEW GOAL of LDL<70 in highest risk patients, a consideration Circulation abstract:  http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/110/2/227 Alternate NIH / NHLBI / NCEP Link to NCEP 3 Update http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/ch

ACC/AHA JULY 21, 2004 ST-ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION GUIDELINES - SUMMARY http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3023107 full text http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3023467

many more below and on guidelines page



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CONSUMER REPORTS FEB 2005 WWW.CONSUMEREPORTS.ORG

“CELLULAR SERVICE: BEST CARRIERS”  (ONLINE ACCESS TO THIS ARTICLE REQUIRES PAID SUBSCRIPTION) “VERIZON TOPPED THE RATINGS IN EACH CITY” (17 OF 17 CITIES SURVEYED) T-MOBILE RANKED #2 IN 12 OF 13 CITIES SURVEYED SPRINT RANKED #3 OR #2 IN 8 CITIES OF 17 CINGULAR RANKED #3 IN 8 CITIES, #2 IN 1 CITY OF 12 CITIES AT&T FINSHED LAST PLACE IN 15 OF 16 CITIES (OFTEN IN SIXTH PLACE) NEXTEL RANKED IN THE BOTTOM TWO POSITIONS OF EACH OF 4 CITIES SURVEYED






BOOKS

from washington insiders (Members of the CIA During The Bush Administration or Republican Appointees By Pres GW Bush):

as told to Ron Suskind) http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0891418725/qid=1 115581453/sr=8-1/ref=pd_csp_1/104-7470886-5282317?v=glance&s=b ooks&n=507846

AMAZON.COM “WHAT TO READ IN 2005” http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/feature/-/555336/ref=bk_s p_1a/ref=amb_center-2_191816_5/104-7470886-5282317

RECENT NY TIMES #1 BEST SELLERS http://www.nytimes.com/pages/books/bestseller/index.html

DVD

PBS FRONTLINE: GHOSTS OF RWANDA DVD http://www.shoppbs.org/product/index.jsp?productId=1786689

award-winning documentaries UNPRESCEDENTED:THE 2000 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, http://video.barnesandnoble.com/search/results.asp?quickSearchType=TTL&quickSear chText=unprescedented&FRM=0&userid=H05DLRZB4R CONTROL ROOM, (Media and the Iraq War) http://video.barnesandnoble.com/search/results.asp?quickSearchType=TTL&FRM=0&qu ickSearchText=CONTROL+ROOM&userid=H05DLRZB4R&cds2Pid=946 MURDER ON A SUNDAY MORNING, (Academy Award Winner) http://video.barnesandnoble.com/search/product.asp?ean=767685954034&userid=H05 DLRZB4R&frm=0&itm=1 THIN BLUE LINE (movie credited for the release of man on death row in texas) http://video.barnesandnoble.com/search/product.asp?ean=27616902320&userid=H05D LRZB4R&frm=0&itm=2 THE UP SERIES (listed on Roger Ebert’s 10 Best Films of all time) http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0002S64SC/qid%3D111 5759104/sr%3D11-1/ref%3Dsr%5F11%5F1/104-7470886-528231 7

ACADEMY AWARD AND GOLDEN GLOBE NOMINATED FOREIGN FILMS

Like Water for Chocolate (1992)

movie theaters:

charlie and the chocolate factory (july 2005) Yahoo Movies (reviews/Previews/Showtimes) YAHOO REVIEWS: Batman Begins (2005) Bewitched (2005) George A. Romero's Land of the Dead (2005) Cinderella Man (2005) Herbie: Fully Loaded (2005)

Top Box Office (07/10/2005)   (DO NOT CLICK MOVIE TITLES) 1. Fantastic Four 2. War of the Worlds 3. Batman Begins 4. Dark Water 5. Mr. & Mrs. Smith 6. Herbie: Fully Loaded 7. Bewitched 8. Madagascar 9. Rebound 10. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the










SPORTS

NBA Playoffs: “Game 7 Heaven” (Detroit, Miami 3-3 in series) (ESPN 6-6-05) http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/playoffs2005/dailydime?p age=dailydime-050604 NFL DRAFT: http://www.nfl.com/draft “Niners choose QB Smith with the top pick” http://www.nfl.com/draft/story/8412275 2005 NFL DRAFT TRACKER: http://www.nfl.com/draft/drafttracker/round/round1 BMI CALCULATOR : http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/bmicalc.htm

MEDICAL UPDATES:
IDSA: “Flu Pandemic Coming, U.S. Not Prepared” (MARCH 22, 2005)
“Infectious Disease Experts Recommend Immediate Action”
http://www.idsociety.org/Template.cfm?Section=Home&Template=/ContentManagem ent/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=12436

BEXTRA:
“Another drug for pain off market”(USA Tod, 4-8-05)
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2005-04-07-bextra_x.htm?csp=21&pubda te=Fri%20Apr%208%2008%3A56%3A52%20EDT%202005
“The Effect of Cardiac Resynchronization on Morbidity and Mortality in Heart Failure” (NEJM, 4-05)
http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/short/352/15/1539


IDSA: “Flu Pandemic Coming, U.S. Not Prepared” (MARCH 22, 2005)
Infectious Disease Experts Recommend Immediate Action”
http://www.idsociety.org/Template.cfm?Section=Home&Template=/ContentManagement/Cont entDisplay.cfm&ContentID=12436

“Ximelagatran vs Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin and Warfarin for the Treatment of Deep Vein Thrombosis”
http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/293/6/681

“Ximelagatran vs Warfarin for Stroke Preventio