Over the last decade, in frequently futile attempts to stem abuse and misuse of painkillers, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has heavy-handedly employed a number of tactics with only [...]
Author: Dr. Micozzi
Step right up
“Step right up…everyone’s a winner.” You’ve heard the familiar pitch. But this time it’s not coming from a carnival game operator. And the “prize” isn’t an [...]
How hale is the Chief?
Today is election day. Where, according to the Constitution, we “elect a President in peaceful succession and transition.” But in another November, in 1963, there was an [...]
Fiscal cliff notes
Last year, when Congress and the White House failed to make any meaningful budget cuts to get the national debt and deficit under control, it set up “automatic” cuts to take place in 2013. [...]
Zombie Apocalypse coming from a government agency near you
From ghosts to vampires this week and now zombies… But don’t worry. This isn’t a Dispatch about how to really dispatch a zombie. I just couldn’t let this week go without mention of yet another [...]
Disease hunters, mummies, and vampires…
I thought I’d talk a bit about mummies and vampires—and the actual science behind them, of course. The science behind the cultural and historical concepts of mummies and vampires actually once [...]
“Haunted people” potentially explained
In another dispatch I shared a passage from my book with Michael Jawer, The Spiritual Anatomy of Emotion. It detailed some “haunted” stories from the White House—both past and [...]
The spirits that move (some of) us
It’s that time of year…when everyone’s attention turns to spirits, haunts, apparitions, and manifestations. So this week I thought I’d get into the “spirit” myself and share some of [...]
The sun never sets on medical silliness
Ah, Sweden. The Land of the Midnight Sun. Sweden has been famous for its images of bronzed, blonde Scandinavian beauties–but not anymore. Among its many modern amenities Sweden has a [...]
What some doctors know (and do) about dietary supplements
Much of the academic-government-medical-research establishment remains mealy-mouthed about the benefits of dietary supplementation. Meanwhile tens of thousands of doctors have been taking dietary [...]