I must admit (and I'm sure I'm not alone on this) after the tobacco taxes came out a few years ago, the thought of taxing anything bad for your health did cross my mind.  And now that health ... Read More »

1) Demerol: I'll never forget a lecture I attended as a resident by a well known toxicologist who said Demerol should be pulled from the market...that it doesn't work any better than any ... Read More »

We have started to see patients in clinic this week with symptoms of common viral upper respiratory infections and many are asking: should I be tested for Swine flu? Remember by far the majority of ... Read More »

This was the message I received from a member on DS with a suggestion to write this blog. How do you carry on after the death of a loved one?  I know there are people on DS ... Read More »

As someone who is not a person of strong religious faith, I have always appreciated that religious faith provides many with great comfort during the end of life. Many of my patients who believe ... Read More »

Simply put, I believe so. 

And how can I so easily say this to be the case?  Well, two reasons...the first being President Obama has clearly made this one of his top ... Read More »

The recent financial crisis has effected just about everyone in or way or another.  There have been some tragic losses of life as a result of individual's being so despondent that ... Read More »

 

Whatever your political beliefs, if you are an American, I hope today you are voicing your opinion by casting your vote. These are tense and exciting times and it is the ... Read More »

Medical underwriters are indeed "misfortune tellers". It's true that 1% of policy holders are ... Read More »