I have written a lot over the past year about all of the
anti-bullying campaigns and other positive images in the media for
the LGBT community. I get very excited and hopeful to see
stereotypes ... Read More »
I was recently told there is nothing so bad in life that a lawyer
cannot make worse. Of course, a lawyer told me this – they love
self deprecating humor. Unfortunately, more evidence is mounting
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Tuesday, the voters of Mississippi are set to vote on a
“personhood” amendment. As a physician, I am relieved I don’t
practice medicine in Mississippi, because here is what this
amendment would ... Read More »
I recently came across news around newest hallucinogenic drug,
Bromo-DragonFLY. Nearly similar in potency to LSD but with an
extremely long duration of action (even up to several days), I’m
sure ... Read More »
I was surprised to learn recently that the American Academy of
Pediatrics has extended the age range of diagnosis and treatment of
ADHD to include preschoolers 4 years of age. The standard age for
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New guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) state
physicians should now begin evaluating children for ADD/ADHD as
early as age 4 based on recent research and evidence saying the
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Daphna Ziman wrote The Gray Zone, a fictional novel to
expose the abuse that often happens to childred in the foster home
system, because she thought more people would read a fictional
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We all love a good hearty laugh but some of us just aren’t getting
our proper daily dose. In August 2011, research was presented at
the European Society of Cardiology Congress in Paris that ... Read More »
Surprise! As a Physician in California the statement in support of
marijuana by the California Medical Association (CMA,) the first
state medical association to do so was a little bit of a shock. The
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