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Tara Parker Pope discusses the most popular posts of the past week from her health blog, Well. (Author: The New York Times)
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Recent episodes from Best Of Well

  • Nyt: Best Of Well For 7/31/2008
    Published: Jul 31, 08
    This Week: Tara Parker-Pope discusses the recent death of Carnegie Mellon professor Randy Pausch with Jeff Zaslow, co-author of the best-selling book, "The Last Lecture," which he wrote with Mr. Pausch.
     
  • Nyt: Best Of Well For 7/24/2008
    Published: Jul 24, 08
    This Week: Tara Parker-Pope talks with the Times' Gina Kolata about a recent study that casts doubt on whether dieting can help people lose weight.
     
  • Nyt: Best Of Well For 7/17/2008
    Published: Jul 17, 08
    This Week: Tara Parker-Pope and Dr. Robert Lamberts, a physician and medical blogger from Augusta, GA, discuss the merits of lecturing patients about their weight.
     
  • Nyt: Best Of Well For 7/10/2008
    Published: Jul 10, 08
    This Week: Tara Parker-Pope and Dr. Darshak Sanghavi, a pediatric cardiologist and Assistant Professor of Pediatric Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, discuss the decision by The American Academy of Pediatrics to recommend cholesterol drug treatment for children as young as eight.
     
  • Nyt: Best Of Well For 7/03/2008
    Published: Jul 2, 08
    This Week: Tara Parker-Pope and Dr. Irwin Goldman, Professor of Horticulture at the University of Wisconsin - Madison, discuss a vegetable that probably doesn't get enough respect -- beets!
     
  • Nyt: Best Of Well For 6/26/2008
    Published: Jun 27, 08
    This Week: Tara Parker-Pope discusses the increasingly tense relationship between doctor and patient with Dr. Sandeep Jauhar, author of the book "Intern: A Doctor's Initiation".
     
  • Nyt: Best Of Well For 6/20/2008
    Published: Jun 19, 08
    This Week: Tara Parker-Pope talks to Elizabeth Semmelhack, curator of the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto, about the history of shoes and our love-hate relationship with the Flip-Flop.
     
  • Nyt: Best Of Well For 6/13/2008
    Published: Jun 13, 08
    This Week: Tara Parker-Pope talks to Dr. Louis Slesin, editor of Microwave News, about cell phone safety.
     
  • Nyt: Best Of Well For 6/05/2008
    Published: Jun 5, 08
    This Week: Tara Parker-Pope talks to Dr. David Ludwig, the director of the Optimal Weight for Life program, about childhood obesity.
     
  • Nyt: Best Of Well For 5/30/2008
    Published: May 30, 08
    This Week: Tara Parker-Pope talks to Dr. Gillian Holloway, an instructor of Psychology at Marylhurst University and author of "The Complete Dream Book", about recurring elevator dreams and their possible significance.
     
  • Nyt: Best Of Well For 5/23/2008
    Published: May 22, 08
    This week: Journalist Jonathan Bloom talks to Tara Parker-Pope about food waste.
     
  • Nyt: Best Of Well For 5/09/2008
    Published: May 8, 08
    This week: A discussion of children’s physical activity in day care settings with Dr. Kristen Copeland.
     
  • Nyt: Best Of Well For 5/02/2008
    Published: May 2, 08
    This week: An interview with author Al Seckel about optical illusions.