Weighing the risks of Atkins diet (Newsday)
Weight-loss plan touting low-carb intake endangered life of one patient, new case study says The Atkins weight-loss plan can prove life-threatening for those who follow it to the letter because it substantially alters the chemical composition of blood, forcing it to become more acidic, New York doctors have found in a patient’s unusual case study.

Atkins Diet Is Not Safe (Medical News Today)
The low-carbohydrate high-protein Atkins diet is not safe and should not be recommended for weight loss, state researchers in this week’s issue of The Lancet.In a Case Report Klaus-Dieter Lessnau (New York School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA) and colleagues describe a life-threatening complication of the Atkins diet in a 40-year-old obese woman… click link for more info.

STUFF: PETSGood dog, bad breath (The Biloxi Sun Herald)
Dog breath soon may be history - at least for dogs. Easy Brush, a new “toothbrush” for dogs, claims to clean a dog’s teeth better than current doggy dental care solutions such as dry kibble, dental toys or finger brushes, none of which clean down to the gums as effectively as real (made-for-humans) toothbrushes. Shaped like a plastic bone, the Easy Brush has a pit full of bristles on each side.

Experts Suggest Foods To Help Bad Breath
Mints and gum don’t always get the job done when it comes to fighting bad breath.