Guest Blog | Barbara Ficarra October 21, 2009 | Patient Advocacy The Doctor/Patient Relationship What do patients want? Despite the technological promises of the Health 2.0 movement, in some ways it’s really no different today than it was forty years ago. An article that appeared in Time Magazine on May 13, 1966 says: “Today, Americans get far […]
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Eric Dishman Ah, with those powerful words in the title of this blog, I am bound to get lots of attention. Or to distract lots of attention. I tried really hard not to write this blog entry, to swallow my outrage and stifle my word processor. I chose something pleasant and calming the past few […]
Mike Magee MD About 114 million Americans consume dietary supplements every day in America. That’s 1 out of every 3 citizens and 1 out of every 2 adults. What’s included in the general supplement waste basket? Vitamins, minerals, botanical products, amino acids and tissue extracts. Before 1994 herbal products were considered food additives and regulated […]
Mike Magee MD We can justifiably take pride in the progress that we’ve made in the U.S. when it comes to tobacco. It’s been a battle, each step hard fought against a foe that consistently has put profit above health, and bent the truth at every turn. It’s been over 50 years since our federal […]
Mike Magee MD Video: Press Here When most of us worry about aging, we look at our reflection in the mirror, and see what’s going on above the skin. But recent discoveries tell us that aging may be all about what’s going on below the skin, and inside our cell factories.1 It’s becoming clear that […]
Guest Blog | Barbara Ficarra September 13, 2009 | Patient Advocacy The Doctor/Patient Relationship What do patients want? Despite the technological promises of the Health 2.0 movement, in some ways it’s really no different today than it was forty years ago. An article that appeared in Time Magazine on May 13, 1966 says: “Today, Americans […]
Today we honor the anniversary of 9/11. As a byproduct of that fateful day, I became involved with the Coast Guard and produced All Available Boats (www.spencerbooks.com). In 2005, I was invited to speak to the entire student body of the Coast Guard Academy. Here is what I had to say: Coast Guard Leadership Address […]
