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April 14th, 2011
05:29 PM ET
The gruesome math of hospital infectionsA column in yesterday’s New York Times by Maureen Dowd about how her brother died after acquiring infections in the hospital certainly struck a nerve – it was No. 1 on the paper’s website for much of the day. No wonder, considering the number of people who die of infections as her brother did. “The simplest way to say this is that about 100,000 people die each year from infections we give them in the hospital,” says Dr. Peter Pronovost, director of the Quality and Safety Research Group at Johns Hopkins University. “That’s enormous.” FULL POST 
April 14th, 2011
04:56 PM ET
Relax! The Zsa Zsa-baby thing won't happenYou probably saw the headlines Thursday about 94-year-old actress Zsa Zsa Gabor becoming a mother. Sounds like a miracle of modern science, right? Wrong. There are a bunch of significant problems with the whole scenario that make it, in the end, just another sensational Hollywood tale that won't actually happen. 
April 14th, 2011
04:44 PM ET
Triathlon Challenge: Channeling KonaNext week, the CNN Fit Nation Triathlon team heads to Kona, Hawaii, for a week of intense training? Follow along on The Chart and on Twitter, @CNNFitNation "Every triathlete's dream is to race in Kona," my coach, Eric Reichwein, said when I told him the 6-pack would be going there for a week of training. Being new to the sport of triathlon, I had no idea how incredible this opportunity really was or the significance of the location. I started to research Kona and discovered that many of the greatest professionals in the sport have trained and competed there. Now, I can hardly wait to get on the plane. 
April 14th, 2011
12:27 PM ET
A sex diet for the sex-starvedIan Kerner, a sexuality counselor and New York Times best-selling author, blogs about sex on Thursdays on The Chart. Read more from him at his website, GoodInBed.
Not long ago I wrote an article for this blog imploring couples to try to have sex a minimum of once a week. My reason? When couples stop having sex their relationships become vulnerable—to anger, detachment, infidelity and, even, divorce. I believe that sex matters: It’s the glue that keeps us together and, without it, couples become “good friends” at best or “bickering roommates” at worst. When you’re stuck in a sex rut, your testosterone levels lower, and you get used to not doing it. Having sex once a week helps to keep you tuned in and turned on, instead of tuned out and turned-off. |
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