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July 2004

Articles and pages added recently:

Natural Health
NEW: July 04 The Best Medicine…	Norman Cousins and the health benefits of laughter

Articles in TODAY newspaper
NEW: July 04 Under One Medical Roof	Commentary on why medical doctors and holistic health practitioners cannot work with each other
NEW: July 04 Nutritious Junk	Comment on Morgan Spurlock's movie / documentary on McDonalds

Letters to the Editor
NEW July 04 Don't be too quick to knock acupuncture	Response to a commentary which asserts that acupuncture “probably does not work” and that qi or life energy doess not exist.
NEW July 04 Would you eat ‘spent fuel’?	Response to a commentary which says microwave ovens are safe

Unpublished articles
NEW: July 04 Fat Stats	Commentary on Body Mass Index health campaign, 2003
NEW July 04 One Fishball Too Many	Commentary on Health Promotion Board's recommendation to eat only one or two servings of fish per week.
NEW: July 04 Fake Vegetable Award	Commentary on the “Good Agricultural Practice” Award
NEW: July 04 Beyond Dialysis	Suggestion that the National Kidney Foundation's focus more on prevention, rather than treatment, of kidney disease
NEW July 04 MSG - Facts vs Beliefs	Response to Forum Letter from Ajinomoto public relations manager
NEW July 04 *Not all* studies prove aspartame is safe**	Complaint about claims in Equal® / aspartame advertisement
NEW July 04 Healthy Colours	Commentary on the HPB's advice to eat colourful fruits and vegetables