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January 01, 1990 - May 05, 2012 + Second Opinion
The Ugly Truth About Homeopathy

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Why do we tolerate medicines that we know don t work?
Under-treatment of Sickle Cell Pain

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Emergency Contraception for People 17 and Older -- but Not Males!

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Why won't a pharmacy respect the law and sell emergency contraception to a male?
Incidental Findings

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What do we do when the x-ray shows an unexpected shadow?
Have Family Doctors Given Up on Families?

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The American Academy of Family Physicians signs sweetheart deal with Coca Cola...
The last breaths of life

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How do we know what it's really like at the very end of life?
When People Don't Follow Advice

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It's hard to understand why it is that people sometimes make decisions that are not in their best interest...
Learning about New Drugs

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How is it that your doctor decides which drug to prescribe?
Effectiveness of Tamiflu

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Have we been duped by the makers of Tamiflu?
Advanced Dementia Is a Terminal Illness

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Hospice care needs to be available to those with illness other than terminal cancer...
Don't Just Do Something, Stand There!

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Sometimes a tincture of time is the very best medicine...
The Politics of Science

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The mammogram debate -- an example of where science and politics just don't belong together...
Controversy around Mammograms

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We have really confused women this week
The Low-down on Picking Up Diseases Early!

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Given the screening tests pick up diseases early, how can they be harmful?
Looking for Disease in All the Wrong Places

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Are we being honest about the usefulness of screening tests?