Sunday, August 26, 2012

EXTREME Body Parts: Part 4

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The most popular feature of the MedFriendly Blog is back: the world's most extreme body parts. If you have not seen this interesting fea...
Saturday, August 18, 2012

Ten Ways to Avoid the Death of Your Baby or Child

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There is nothing sadder than the death of a child. Some deaths, such as due to pediatric cancer , are unavoidable. But other deaths are a...
Monday, August 13, 2012

How Jogging Can Kill You

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It continues to amaze me how some people jog for health benefits while simultaneously placing their bodies (and those of others) in peril....
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Tuesday, August 07, 2012

A Psychological Profile of Wade Michael Page: The Sikh Shootings

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Only a few weeks after the mass shooting in Aurora, Colorado, the U.S. experienced yet another mass shooting in a public place, this time ...
Sunday, August 05, 2012

Stupid Diets: Infesting Yourself with Tapeworms

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It’s amazing the types of things people will try to do to lose weight without dieting or exercising. On this blog, one of biggest scams t...
Wednesday, August 01, 2012

Cord Blood To The Rescue

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As science continues to evolve, there have been a number of advancements that help treat certain medical conditions. Behind a large number...
Monday, July 23, 2012

A Psychological Profile of James Holmes: The Joker Killer

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In watching and reading the media coverage of The Batman movie killings in Aurora, Colorado, it is frequently stated that the killer’s b...
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Sunday, July 15, 2012

Why I Contributed to New York's Psychology PAC

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In advocating for psychology, a quote I have often passed on to colleagues is that “if you are not at the table then you will be on the me...
Thursday, July 12, 2012

The Medical History of Coca-Cola You Never Knew

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Long before the modern day Coca-Cola beverage existed that billions of people drink around the world today, there existed a drink known as...
Thursday, July 05, 2012

How New York Fumbled the Ball on Concussion Management

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Below is a copy of a letter I sent today to Deputy Commission Ken Slentz at the Office of P-12 Education at the NY State Education Departm...
Sunday, July 01, 2012

How Ripley's Believe It Or Not was Used by Big Tobacco

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In the early 1980s, I used to love watching the Ripley’s Believe It or Not TV show with Jack Palance. There were and still are many Ripley’s...
Thursday, June 21, 2012

Does Second Impact Syndrome Exist?

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It has often been reported that when a person suffers a second concussion (mild traumatic brain injury) before recovery from the first con...
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Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Why You Need to Be Cautious When Shopping for Homeopathic Medications

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I’m all for natural (homeopathic) treatment of health care problems if there is scientific evidence that it is effective.  As in the old d...
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Thursday, June 14, 2012

Cannibal Icepick Killer Luka Magnotta was Not Born Evil

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While I may be wrong, I have never bought into the notion that people are born evil. It seems like a far too simplistic explanation and ca...
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Saturday, June 02, 2012

Stopping Pet Abuse Helps Stop Cannibal Killers and Other Violent Criminals

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There is a very good reason why society should have zero tolerance for the abuse of animals and children: because they are the essence of ...