“THEN GOD SAID, I GIVE YOU EVERY SEED-BEARING PLANT ON THE FACE OF THE WHOLE EARTH, AND EVERY TREE THAT HAS FRUIT IN IT.” GENESIS 1:29-30 Good Friday, 1962, fell on April 20. That morning, 20 university theology students — all men — delivered themselves into the hands of Boston University researchers in the basement...
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“You want me to do what?†The look on Jerome’s face was bewildered, angry. “It’s like I said,†I replied. “For the next 28 days you have to live at this facility. You have to go into groups of people you don’t know and tell them all you are a drug addict. You have to...
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  Health Report:  Drug Company Marketing & Physician Prescribing Bias  “A critical weekly review of important new research findings for health-conscious readers…”  By, Robert A. Wascher, MD, FACS   Updated:  05/17/2009 The information in this column is intended for informational purposes only, and does not constitute medical advice or recommendations by the...
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There will always be individuals among us seeking alternative levels of consciousness through substance abuse. Our objective as a society is to reduce the impact that these people’s self-abuse has on the rest of us. It is time for a paradigm shift in attitudes and a reversal of the failed Control Substance Act governing...
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Health Report:     Cancer and Vitamins  Teenagers, MySpace and Risky Behaviors “A critical weekly review of important new research findings for health-conscious readers…”  By, Robert A. Wascher, MD, FACS   Last Updated:  01/18/2009 The information in this column is intended for informational purposes only, and does not constitute medical advice or...
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Health Report: Generic vs. Brand-Name Drugs Stress & Breast Cancer Survival   “A critical weekly review of important new research findings for health-conscious readers…”  By, Robert A. Wascher, MD, FACS      Last Updated:  12/7/2008  The information in this column is intended for informational purposes only, and does not constitute medical advice or...
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The Black Excuse: Leette Eaton White “They call this war a cloud over the land. But they made the weather and then they stand in the rain and say ‘Sh*t, it’s raining!’ Ruby as played by Rene Zellweger “Cold Mountain†(2003) I am Black. I am from African decent on both sides of my...
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The information in this column is intended for informational purposes only, and does not constitute medical advice or recommendations by the author. Please consult with your physician before making any lifestyle or medication changes, or if you have any other concerns regarding your health. PUBLICATION & CITATION BIAS IN FAVOR OF INDUSTRY-FUNDED RESEARCH? In last...
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The information in this column is intended for informational purposes only, and does not constitute medical advice or recommendations by the author. Please consult with your physician before making any lifestyle or medication changes, or if you have any other concerns regarding your health. MEDICATION COMPLIANCE AFTER HEART ATTACK & RISK OF DEATH   It...
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