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dhfreedman

  1. @evanselinger I saw your excellent piece, at a time when I lived in terror of other people writing on this before my piece was out about 11 hours ago via HootSuite in reply to EvanSelinger
  2. The Perfected Self--my Atlantic cover story on high-tech #behaviorchange #weightloss apps & BF Skinner ow.ly/b7YiH about 13 hours ago via HootSuite
  3. Why urban healthcare is like that in Appalachia ow.ly/b7CIA about 16 hours ago via HootSuite
  4. @janicemccallum @murzee Great review of an excellent book. Pleased to be mentioned! 3:29 PM May 23rd via web in reply to janicemccallum
  5. Study: To keep weight off, go on maintenance diet first, lose weight later ow.ly/b6lR4 9:04 AM May 23rd via HootSuite
  6. Finally, an illness obesity doesn't raise risk of: flu ow.ly/b5wH4 8:30 PM May 22nd via HootSuite
  7. Mobile health apps: Homeland security threat? ow.ly/b5fGZ 2:30 PM May 22nd via HootSuite
  8. Great new book on the end of the human race, by SciAm's @fredguterl (a pal) ow.ly/b4Bcy 8:20 AM May 22nd via HootSuite
  9. The big report on unequal access to healthy food ow.ly/b4nRH 6:33 AM May 22nd via HootSuite
  10. Mini-colonoscopy effective at catching cancer ow.ly/b3P2y 7:51 PM May 21st via HootSuite
  11. Healthcare costs rise at up to 5x inflation, especially pediatric ow.ly/b3w3M 1:54 PM May 21st via HootSuite
  12. Autism, Obesity And Schizophrenia Gene. (I'm skeptical.) ow.ly/b1qbF 5:23 PM May 19th via HootSuite
  13. The business costs of striking down Obamacare: $1 trillion just in health insurance ow.ly/b0dWW 9:32 AM May 18th via HootSuite
  14. Why don't the Mormons take on obesity? ow.ly/aXP7s 8:40 PM May 17th via HootSuite
  15. Why women should read men's health magazines - chicagotribune.com ow.ly/aXOO0 6:30 AM May 17th via HootSuite
  16. Should healthy people take statins? BBC ow.ly/aYdXE 4:25 AM May 17th via HootSuite
  17. Study: It's this simple: the overweight eat less healthfully, are less active ow.ly/aXOne 6:14 PM May 16th via HootSuite
  18. Developing countries have better healthcare coverage than the US - Washington Post ow.ly/aTPGR 9:57 AM May 14th via HootSuite
  19. Fitness in Middle Age Lowers Medical Costs Later: Study. US News ow.ly/aRo9c 3:00 PM May 11th via HootSuite
  20. CDC: 2/3 of white young adults sunburned in past year, a major skin-cancer risk factor ow.ly/aQYdb 10:45 AM May 11th via HootSuite
  • Name David H. Freedman
  • Location Boston
  • Web http://www.freedm...
  • Bio Writer, author, on medicine, obesity, tech, & business, for NY Times, Atlantic, Scientific American, Discover, Inc. Blog: Fat & Skinner. Book: WRONG
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