All of the talk about the West Nile virus reaching possible outbreak proportions reminded me of the frenzy that occurred following the release of the movie “Outbreak” in the mid-1990’s. When the [...]
Month: September 2012
Better late than never
Former U.S. Senator (and NBA All Star) Bill Bradley (D-NJ) was on the morning news recently, talking about the need to work together in Washington to address our impending economic disaster. And [...]
The best beverage for healthy bones (hint: it’s not milk)
By now, you’ve probably heard of the “French Paradox” which burst onto the scene of epidemiologic-statistical studies about 25 years ago. And left the government control freaks in this country [...]
Something wicked this way comes
Late summer and early fall have always been deadly seasons for mosquito-borne illness in America. More than 200 years ago—in 1793—there was an epidemic of mosquito-borne yellow fever. Witnesses [...]
Physicians behaving “badly”
It has been well established for decades that the most effective way—by far—to convince a patient to stop smoking is to have their physician tell them to stop. So the CDC is up in arms about the [...]
Pushing the envelope
Yesterday I discussed the never-ending scientific quest for eternal youth. But short of that, some people will settle for ensuring their genes make it to the next generation. No matter how old [...]
The real science of anti-aging
With all the hype around supposed “anti-aging” remedies today, it seems as though some scientists won’t stop until we can all live forever. Right now, Sirtris (a division of multi-national drug [...]
NIH Revisited
After three decades of trying to accomplish things in Washington, I finally found it was much easier to realize a lifelong personal ambition. Which was to return to the area where I grew up. And [...]
Hope for some REAL change
The first medical conference I organized on complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) was held back in 1991. And I remember being particularly impressed with the evidence supporting CAM for [...]