It’s DNA all over again
Perhaps you haven’t heard: You can now buy test kits over the counter that are touted as a way to get personalized information about your genes — your DNA that is. Is this a smart, relatively inexpensive way to obtain insight into your DNA makeup, or would it be wiser to treat that information to read DN/A — Definitely Not Applicable? Here’s some thought-provoking background on the topic that may help you decide for yourself. Essentially, such testing can be categorized into two types: the large majority of genetic tests only available through your physician and the presently available products marketed directly to consumers by two companies. The obvious question is: Are you capable of providing the counseling and information about the meaning and results required for proper utilization of this information without the intervention of your doctor? MedPage’s North American Correspondent Michael Smith advised — not so, when he commented “Much like investing on Wall Street, buying p
» Full StoryApplying common sense to medical ethics
In a recent article, I noted that one of the authors owned a patent suspiciously related to the conclusions reached in his article. Am I being overly cautious or am I justified in pointing out such coincidences when reviewing the apparent va
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In the end, I suppose, it all comes down to where the “buck stops,” so when your doctor has decided that hospitalization is essential for you or your child, he or she is exactly where it stops.
Therefore, when something goes wr
Studies agree: Bedroom TV is not a good idea for teens
If you don’t have, or expect to have, a teenager in your home, you can be excused from wasting some of your valuable time contemplating the need to read this treatise or to purchase one more television set.
Personally, I would
Hormone discovered that makes you hungrier
Finally, they’ve come up with a way to excuse our gluttony! It seems there’s a little gremlin in our gut, possessing the appropriate name “ghrelin,” which actually makes food seem more appetizing. Now isn’t that just too convenient for all co
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