08/31/2004 - Low blows in the malpractice debate
Regardless of who’s to blame for outrageous malpractice insurance rates, though, patients and taxpayers are the ones who ultimately pay the price.
08/27/2004 - Sunlight/Melanoma Link
A recent winner of the American Academy of Dermatology’s prestigious, once-yearly Master Award) has publicly questioned the sky-is-falling conventional wisdom about the sunlight/melanoma link.
08/24/2004 - Obesity-inducing Food Pyramid
Long have I railed against the USDA’s obesity-inducing Food Pyramid. Long have I known and loud have I roared that it was designed under “guidance” (see also “lobbying” “bribes” and “political favors”) from the wheat and grain industries.
Imagine waking up after amputation surgery, groggy and disoriented, only to discover that the foot you’re supposed to have is gone, and the one that’s supposed to be gone is still attached
08/17/2004 - Potentially Deadly Problems with the Medicaid System
Because of a stalemate between our wonderfully efficient and compassionate Medicaid system and a Utah hospital, a young woman almost lost her head – literally.
08/13/2004 - Dentist Perform Cosmetic Facial Surgery
It seems that the latest session of Governor Shwarzenegger’s California legislature is expected to approve a bill allowing cosmetic facial surgery to be performed BY DENTISTS.
08/10/2004 - The Sun Nazis strike again
This time, they’ve successfully singled out and forced Dr. Michael Holick, a well-known authority on skin, UV light, and disease, to resign his post at the dermatology department of the prestigious Boston University medical school.
08/06/2004 - Dodge-ball Goes Beyond the Schoolyard
A year and a half ago, I wrote to you about a popular schoolyard sport that’s in danger of being banned because of parents’ (and educators) fears that their kids might feel persecuted by losing at it – or worse yet, by NOT being picked for the team.
08/03/2004 - The Fat-phobic Mainstream and your Heart Health
Once again, there’s scientific evidence that the fat-phobic mainstream’s got it all backward when it comes to your heart health.
