Jason wrote:

I am trying to cut back my family's intake of HFCS, but this stuff is apparently such a cheap replacement for regular sugar that it has crept into a vast number of items. My biggest peeve currently is the lack of wheat bread product that steers clear of HFCS. My choices are greatly limited in the bread aisle.

E wrote:

You have to hunt at the grocery store to find wheat bread, wheat burger buns, etc., that don't have HFCS, so we bought a bread machine and make our own bread now. The main solution for us has been to make more of our food from more raw ingredients, and look at labels.

Knee Surgery: Useless?

Bad news for creaky baby boomers: There's strong new evidence out that arthroscopic surgery is useless for arthritis of the knee.

Researchers at the University of Western Ontario in Canada studied 178 men and women suffering from moderate to severe arthritis in their knees. The patients all got standard medical treatment, including physical therapy, painkillers such as acetaminophen and ibuprofen, glucosamine supplements and injections to lubricate the joint. Eighty-six of the patients also underwent arthroscopic surgery, which involves inserting instruments through tiny incisions to clean out any loose debris and smooth out the joint. Their conditions were then compared with those who did not have the surgery.