Sunday, September 30, 2012

When Attorneys Control Patient's Medical Care to Win a Case

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Consider the following scenario. A 40-year-old man arrives to your office seeking medical treatment for a mild personal injury suffered se...
Wednesday, September 26, 2012

If Andy Williams Drank Tea Would He Still Be Alive?

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Today, legendary singer Andy Williams (age 84) died of bladder cancer , a condition he announced being diagnosed with less than one year ...
Saturday, September 22, 2012

Treating Tonsil Abscesses with Immediate Tonsillectomy

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In the current issue of Acta Oto-Laryngologica, Drs. Nicolas Albertz and Gonzalo Nazar summarized 10 years of experience in treating patie...
Thursday, September 20, 2012

Japanese and American Differences in Modesty Eliminated by Money

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New social psychological research from Japan is shedding light on differences is modesty between people from American and Japanese culture...
Sunday, September 09, 2012

Want to Boost Your Health? Try Healthy Supplements

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Are you looking to improve your health? You've probably started by getting more exercise and switching to a healthy diet full of fresh...
Thursday, September 06, 2012

How Too Much Exercise Can Harm You and Your Heart

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A regular normal amount of exercise is known to reduce many diseases and improve heart health. However, some people have taken the “Let’s ...

Can Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Improve Achilles Tendon Tears?

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Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is the application of 100% oxygen in a specialized chamber to treat medical conditions, most commonly dec...
Wednesday, September 05, 2012

Improving Sleep in Intensive Care Units

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Intensive care units (ICUs) are not fun places to be. By definition, people placed on such a unit need intense medical care for a seriou...
Monday, September 03, 2012

Michael Clarke Duncan Turns Vegetarian, Loses Weight, and Dies of a Heart Attack

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On 9/3/12, famous actor, Michael Clarke Duncan, died after complications from a heart attack that he suffered on 7/13/12. Some people may ...
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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...