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 […]

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 […]

A friend of mine, whose husband was dying of a brain tumor, complained to me that she was unable to get him placed into an experimental protocol that entailed inserting radiation plaques into his skull. She knew of another individual with a brain tumor who was receiving this “advanced” treatment. My response to her was […]