Think Away Your Chronic Pain
In his book, The Divided Mind, John Sarno describes the case of a young engineer who was suffering from severe back and leg pain for over eight months. He had t
Vijay Gupta
Preventing Motion Sickness
Why it occurs and how you can prevent it Motion sickness is a common ailment caused by exposure to certain types of motion. Such motion may be experienced durin
Why Do We Have Allergies?
There are few references to hay fever in any medical literature before the 19th century. The first clear description of a case of hay fever was documented by Dr
The Hidden Dangers of Over-Vaccination
A child born in America today, who follows the officially recommended schedule of vaccinations, will receive 38 doses of 14 different vaccines by age two and 70
The Case Against Cancer Screening
Here is an interesting question to flummox your statistically savvy friends. The PSA (prostate-specific antigen) test commonly used for prostate cancer screenin
Preventing Juvenile Myopia
With increasing literacy and the proliferation of personal computers, myopia rates are soaring across the globe. In the U.S., the prevalence of myopia has incre
Letters
DA VINCI CODE HAS TOUCHED A NERVE I enjoyed the runaway bestseller The Da Vinci Code (DVC). I realize that it will have its critics. I take issue, however, with
