健康についてのNick Oliva

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"Third-hand smoke" is not a viable concern. Not something to worry about... just worrying about second-hand smoke is fine.

I do not use lip balm regularly.

I do not worry about growing older. I worry about my health, of course, but I'm not particularly worried about being older. As you get older you always see the people that are much older than you as "old", so I expect that trend to continue.

保険料は課税控除されるべきではない。 No more tax deductible than a brake job.

鍼治療は腰痛に効果的ではない。 Acupuncture is a placebo with pins.

レストランチェーン店は、メニューにカロリー摂取量を表示することを求められるべきである。 Absolutely... there are different ways of preparing things and people should know that the flavor they love comes with more butter than you need to break the fall of a small truck.

精子提供者の身元は匿名のままであるべきである。 If that was the arrangement when the sperm was donated, then yes.

シリコーンゲルの豊胸は市場で許可されるべきではない。 Not in the way they are today. For someone that is having a reconstructive surgery... yes. Purely cosmetic surgery should be a violation of the Hippocratic oath.

抗菌石鹸は普通の石鹸より効果的ではない。 Can't see that they would be...

Irradiated food is safe to eat. I have to think it's safe at this point, but it just may be less nutritious somehow. Something could be happening to nutrients that we don't understand.

オンラインでの薬品の購入には対面のプレスクリーング試験を義務付けるべきではない。 I don't see what makes it any different than a purchase in a store. As long as you have a valid prescription from a doctor... who cares what the clerk (i.e., pharmacist) says?

医療改革は政府出資の健康保険オプションを含むべきである。 Absolutely... it's the only way that invisible Americans will get coverage.

国民医療保険制度は増税を必要としないだろう。 There is so much fat in the healthcare process... and so many rich people enriching themselves further, that it's not impossible to fix it without a tax increase.

豚インフルエンザ発生のマスコミ報道は大げさだった。 Changed my mind and am agreeing with Bill Maher... it was just a "flu".

遺伝子組み換え食品を食べてはいけないことに対する説得力のある健康上の理由がある。 What you don't know could kill you. There are way too many incidents of "nobody ever thought that" to justify the lax attitude humans have to nature-altering efforts.

政府は遺伝子組み換え食品の表示を義務付けるべきだ。 If we must have genetically modified food (and I don't believe we must) then it should absolutely be labeled as such.

The use of Bisphenol A in plastic bottles does pose a risk to human health.

紫外線による日焼けのメリットはリスクを上回らない。 Nothing purely cosmetic that carries the slightest risk of injury is worth the cost... just ask anyone whose relative died from a bad boob job.

食用動物への抗生物質使用は人間の健康に危険をもたらす。 Just because a link hasn't been proven, that doesn't mean one can't be there. I'm not saying that there is one, just that there's a "risk" that there is one that we have not yet identified. There are certainly a lot of ailments whose causes are not completely understood, what's to say antibiotics aren't directly or indirectly causing one of them?

Tap water should not be fluoridated. Tough call. I can see where it's an easy way to reach the population... and prevention is better than cure... but there are a lot of other ways to do this, and not everyone drinks tap water.

Drinking in moderation is a viable treatment for alcoholism. Absolutely. I think it's the only healthy treatment for people that genuinely enjoy a drink.

There should be no limits on the amount of damages awarded in medical malpractice suits. No... I think juries and judges ought to be able to decide what is right. That they don't always do so is unfortunate.

肺炎と診断された場合、薬以外の治療を考えない。 No way! For diseases, give me Western medicine.

A mother should stop breastfeeding her child sometime between 1 to 3 years. My wife stopped breastfeeding our son after six months. I realize the whole thing is really inconvenient, but it sounds like there are benefits to doing it for longer.

医療改革は米国経済の改善に直接関係しない。 No... the economy can improve without healthcare reform. So in the sense of whether it's a necessary condition... no.

科学者は風邪のワクチンを発見するだろう。 I think with better information a cure will be found. It may not be worthwhile until patents run out... and it may not be in the long-term best interests of our species, but I think it'll exist by 2020.

雇用者の医療保険は、精神的健康と肉体的健康に同等のベネフィットを与えるべきだ。 Why would you want unstable employees?

米国は単一支払者医療保険制度を導入するべきである。 Regulation is good for health care. There are too many people getting fleeced in this business, and very often at the worst possible time in their lives.

医者が無意識の患者に偽薬を処方することは倫理的ではない。 I don't even know how this works... doesn't the pharmacist have to be in on it? Who pays and how much? It's not like doctors give you the pills you're supposed to take. But in a larger sense, patients should first have to sign something that says that the

Health insurance pricing should favor those who meet physical standards. All premium calculations for all insurance policies have to be based on risk.

The use of birth control is not equivalent to abortion. This is ridiculous.

Viagra should not be available over-the-counter. I think people that need it can go through the trouble of getting prescriptions. From what I understand of the side effects and risks to people with heart conditions I can't think it's a good idea for men to use it without discussing the risks with their

医師のほう助による自殺は合法になるべきである。 Poeple have an unalienable right to end their own lives.

Bottled water is safer than tap water. I don't care what they say - there are just too many points along the way where things can get ugly for tap water to be as safe for drinking as bottled water.

アルツハイマーは予防できる。 I think with enough time and study we'll eventually find that there's some particular flavor of gummy bear or something that will prevent the onset of the disease.

HIV検査は義務であるべきではない。 What's next... mandatory reporting of people that test positive? There ought to be a mechanism for somebody to voluntarily make their test results available to a third-party, but I can't imagine requiring such a thing.

Pets do not improve their owners' health. Pets improve your happiness, and the behavioral changes that you make when you have pets improve your health - such as all that walking. But... it's not the dog, it's the walking. You can walk without Fido, dude!

議会は消費者への直送広告への規制を強化するべきである。 Ask your doctor about Vitameatavegamin today! What possible public service does this serve?

成人は健康保険を購入することを法的に義務付けられるべきである。 Or sign a waiver saying they (a) can't afford it, or (b) refuse taxpayer-funded care. Put your health where your mouths are, you small-government hypocrites!

マスターベーションは健全である。 Like most other things, it's fine "in moderation"....