Theodore Dalrymple
Do Proactive Measures by Doctors Aid in Smoking Cessation?
It is mistaken to treat a voluntary behavior as if it were a disease, and then try to "treat" it.
Should Women’s High School Soccer Be Banned To Reduce Knee Injuries?
The case for banning adolescent female soccer on grounds of health and safety is clear.
Does ‘Good Cholesterol’ Really Help Prevent Heart Attacks?
A Lancet study casts doubt on previous research.
On Exercise and Laugh Expectancy
Can sufficient exercise achieve immortality? The Lancet seems to think so.
Teaching Doctors the ‘End of Life Conversation’
Do dying patients want someone else to make decisions for them?
The Limits of Patient Autonomy
Does the patient have the right to make a decision on what medical treatment, if any, to have?
Aspirin: The Elixir of Life?
Three new studies show the surprising benefits of taking low doses of aspirin daily.
The Danger of Opioid Prescriptions for Vets
Doctors are careless of whether or not they turn them into addicts.
Genomic Medicine: A Great Leap Forward?
Ethical questions and incomplete knowledge are slowing progress in the study of genes.
Should We Be Worried about Bird Flu?
Not knowing how anxious I ought to be makes me … well, anxious.
Can Children Be Manipulated into Eating Their Veggies?
How come French children don't need to be experimented upon by psychologists to get them to eat well?
Should the ‘Morning After’ Pill Be Available to All Ages?
The idea of handing them out to 10 and 11 year olds with no questions asked seems callous and unfeeling.
Misusing Copyright Laws in Medicine
A questionnaire used millions of times by doctors is now subject to copyright law.
How P.C. Redefines and Distorts the Definition of Child Abuse
Child abuse started out as fractured legs and broken skulls, and has ended up as assaults on self-esteem.
Are There Health Effects Due to the Financial Crisis?
What ails the Greeks can't be treated by doctors.
Is Salt Really Bad for Your Heart?
Will the killjoys at the American Medical Association finally allow the Morton's Salt Girl to come out and play?
The Measure of a Life Worth Living
A peer reviewed study shows that some people living in a vegetative state may be more "alive" than previously thought.
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