My father was the first-born son of a (legal) immigrant who came to work in the U.S. exactly 100 years ago. My grandfather soon became a proud member and then organizer of the United Mine Workers [...]
Author: Dr. Micozzi
Fresh off the Banana Boat
You may have seen it on the news back in June. A Massachusetts man applied aerosol sunscreen, and then was set on fire while tending barbecue coals. It was big news for a few days. Yet no one has [...]
How to eat like an Olympian—without gaining weight
The athletes competing in the London Olympics right now are facing a problem many of us would love to have. Getting enough calories to keep from losing critical body weight. You see, an Olympic [...]
The Politics of CAM
The other day I was reading a publication by some “Critical Medical Anthropologists” (“critical” is an academic code word for “Marxist,” by the way). In it, they attempted to argue that [...]
Your Crazy Uncle in the Waiting Room
Until relatively recently, we had simple fee-for-service medicine, like most everything else. The advantage to this simple, time-tested system is that you paid your doctor. And you were his [...]
More Bad Air from Big Pharma
Malaria (Italian for “bad air”) has been a plague on human populations for thousands of years. To this day, it still kills about 1 million people worldwide on an annual basis. But back in the [...]
The Spice of Life
The Reagan Administration really was the “golden era” of true professionalism in government health initiatives. We had real health professionals in the Department of Health and Human Services. [...]
One Small Step for Science
Finally! Some clear-minded scientists are recognizing the limitations of government data on nutrition and health. Limitations I’ve been telling you about here in the Daily Dispatch, in my [...]
A Mighty Fortification is Our Guide
Despite what we’ve all been led to believe, most people don’t need more iron in their diets. In fact, getting too much can be downright dangerous. I’ve given the inside story about how the NIH [...]
More Jobs equal Better Health
Everyone’s worried about jobs and the economy. But jobs won’t just help solve the country’s financial crisis…they’ll also help improve the overall health of our nation.That’s right. The answer to [...]