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Theodore Dalrymple
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.
The Cellular Telephone and its Discontents
A new study claims that cell phones don't cause tumors. Which doesn't mean that they don't cause other forms of harm.
E.Coli in Organic Food Leads to 50 Dead in Germany
Perhaps health-food and vitamin supplements should be labelled, “Warning: Over-Concern for Your Health May Be Damaging to Your Health.”
The New Paganism of Biodiversity
Dispatches from the Society for the Protection of the Malaria Spirochete.
Can Congress Make You Buy Broccoli?
Can Congress force you to eat certain foods? To buy health insurance? So much for the 1970s mantra of "My body, my choice."
Are Opioids the New Religion of the Masses?
Could it be that one of the largest causes of chronic pain among 35- to 54-year-old Americans is access to opioid drugs?
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