Major financial interests, in their never-ending quest to plunder the middle class, have now turned their attention to health care. In fact, the for-profit HMOs (health maintenance organizations), according to a recent Wall Street Journal article, have a problem. They cannot figure out what to do with all the money they are making. Some analysts […]
Weight Loss Requires Discipline, Not Gimmicks
Even though Americans are more health conscious than ever, the prevalence of obesity is increasing. Over the past 10 years, the average weight of those in their 30s increased by four pounds and for those in their 40s, the increase was nine pounds. Helping the public to lose weight has become a multibillion-dollar industry and […]
In Defense of Freud
As a medical student, I immortalized myself with my classmates when I informed a lecturing psychiatry professor that I considered Freud’s theories slightly more credible than the nuns’ tales about guardian angels. The lecturer ignored my obnoxious comment and continued his lecture. But, Freudians have been on the defensive for the past decade. This trend […]
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