Category Archives: Health and wellness

The Best Laid Plans of Mice and Men

Posted on 03/12/2011 by

The Best Laid Plans of Mice and Men There are times when the Fates, being bored with the orderly events of our lives, decide to mix things up, and create havoc as only they can do. This seems especially true … Continue reading →

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Time Passages

Posted on 01/30/2011 by

I had been looking forward to my weekend off work. Saturday morning turned into a brightly sunny day with still balmy temperatures in the low 70’s, as the rest of the country was digging out from yet another snow storm, … Continue reading →

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Hospice

Posted on 08/12/2007 by

 Today was a wonderful day. My son and his new wife spent the day with us visiting our friends in Lake Arrowhead, boating around the lake, hiking, sharing good food, watching the stars glimmering in the night sky. It was … Continue reading →

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THE $20 ASPIRIN

Posted on 07/28/2007 by

THE $20 ASPIRIN   People often ask, " Why is medicine so expensive in the United States?" This simple question requires a complicated series of answers.   As recently as 60 or 70 years ago, if you were sick, there … Continue reading →

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American Health Care

Posted on 07/22/2007 by

I regret not being able to visit with you more often, but between playing catch up from our recent Paris celebration and lack of access to this site from my workplace, there are not enough hours in the day. For those of … Continue reading →

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Medical Meaning

Posted on 04/27/2007 by

Medical Meaning   Ivan Illich, a philosopher, popularized the term “medicalisation”  in his 1975 book, Limits to medicine: medical nemesis. For a long time, doctors have been called upon to exercise authority beyond therapy, becoming involved in alcoholism, abnormal behavior, … Continue reading →

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Juvenile Diabetes – the Path to a Cure

Posted on 03/16/2007 by

 Being a doctor, I get exposed to a lot of patients with all different kinds of diseases. However, when the disease hits someone you know, your perspective changes – things become personal. I’ll let Justine tell you her story in … Continue reading →

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Happiness Is A Serious Problem

Posted on 01/16/2007 by

Happiness Is A Serious Problem   My thanks to all of you who have weighed in on the happiness issue. Most of you have argued for building success on one’s personal strengths, and I, as well as most of the … Continue reading →

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Happiness Is A Place To Visit

Posted on 01/10/2007 by

Happiness Is A Place to Visit   The most recent issue of the Harvard alumni magazine has an article entitled The Science of Happiness. Until only the last few years, psychologists and psychiatrists alike focused their attention on pathology and … Continue reading →

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Health Research and the Public

Posted on 11/16/2005 by

Health Research and the Public   I was reading Kelsey’s blog today, (www.spaces.msn.com/members/mischiefafoot) which is always thought provoking and a good read, when the thought came to me: “Why is the public so eager to know each piece of health research … Continue reading →

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