It's time for holiday parties — Swedish meatballs, bite-size quiches and homemade eggnog. And if the host isn't careful, it's also a time for making guests sick. Dr. Frank Rasler of DeKalb Medical Center in metro Atlanta, like many emergency room doctors, witnesses a jump in patients with flulike symptoms in December. Full Story
Need diet going into holidays? Here are some rules The holidays may not seem like the ideal time to start a diet. After all, isn't this the season when platters of cookies litter the office and neighbors invite you over for huge holiday buffets? Add to that the family celebrations with your aunt's triple chocolate fudge and uncle's rum-soaked eggnog, and the holidays can be a minefield of fattening foods. Full Story
In golden days long since past, the fattened, roasted goose was fine fare for Christmas. We do not eat much goose these days. I don't know why. I tried to buy a duck the other day but was put off by the amount of chemicals injected into it. I do not know where to buy organic duck or goose but I would like to try them one day. Full Story
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