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Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "medicine"

"Restless Vagina Syndrome": Big Pharma's Newest Fake Disease

Terry J. Allen, In These Times. November 3, 2009.
The pharmaceutical industry wants you to think that if you don't have sex like a porn star, you're in need of their drugs.

We Expect Immortality From Medicine -- and It's Destroying Our Health

We Expect Immortality From Medicine -- and It's Destroying Our Health

Lewis Lapham, Lapham's Quarterly. September 24, 2009.
Our quest for eternal youth enables the country's dependence on a broken medical industrial complex.

Architects of Healthcare Reform Face Critical Shortage of Primary Care Docs

Architects of Healthcare Reform Face Critical Shortage of Primary Care Docs

Christopher Moraff, The Philadelphia Tribune. July 14, 2009.
America is suffering from a serious lack of primary care doctors. And if you think things are bad now, just wait.

Do You Know About the Narcotic Effects of Nutmeg?

Do You Know About the Narcotic Effects of Nutmeg?

Ibo Nagano, Entheogen Review. June 5, 2009.
Humanity has used nutmeg as a medicine, narcotic, aphrodisiac, dream enhancer and inebriant.

Is a Health Industry Turf War Delaying the Next Medical Revolution?

Is a Health Industry Turf War Delaying the Next Medical Revolution?

Rick Weiss, Science Progress. June 26, 2008.
Genetic tests are one of the hottest new tools in medicine. They're also one of the most controversial.

Sick Planet: Our Obsession with Dieting Boosts the Economy But Destroys the Earth

Sick Planet: Our Obsession with Dieting Boosts the Economy But Destroys the Earth

Stan Cox, Pluto Press. May 28, 2008.
Our obsession with dieting, including the low-carb Atkins fad, may be good for our economy but it's a nightmare for the environment and our health.

How the American Medical Association Got Rich

How the American Medical Association Got Rich

Dana Ullman, North Atlantic Books. April 10, 2008.
The "AMA Seal of Approval" on drugs and food becomes a legal form of bribery.

How Smart Is Your Body?

How Smart Is Your Body?

Alison Rose Levy, Huffington Post. February 12, 2008.
The body has an amazing capacity to self-regulate, expel infection, and possibly even learn.

How Scientific Is Modern Medicine?

How Scientific Is Modern Medicine?

Dana Ullman, North Atlantic Books. December 3, 2007.
A new book on homeopathy challenges conventional medicine, which touts itself as scientific even though it is largely run by businessmen, not doctors.

How Our Fossil Fuel Dependence Is Jeopardizing Our Healthcare System

How Our Fossil Fuel Dependence Is Jeopardizing Our Healthcare System

Dan Bednarz, Orion Magazine. July 24, 2007.
Our country's dependency on oil and natural gas cannot be overstated. Nowhere is this truer than in our medical system. This means that the looming energy crisis is also a healthcare crisis.

The Best Health Care Is Reserved for Congress

The Best Health Care Is Reserved for Congress

Don Sloan, Caveat Press. July 11, 2007.
In an excerpt from his new book, Practicing Medicine Without a License, Don Sloan, M.D., shows that members of Congress enjoy health coverage with unlimited doctor visits, no deductibles and no co-pays -- all for $35 a month. So what about the rest of us?

The Worst Health Money Can Buy

The Worst Health Money Can Buy

Kim Ridley, Ode. July 7, 2007.
What ails the U.S. health care system and how to fix it.

How To Solve the Diabetes Epidemic

How To Solve the Diabetes Epidemic

Terrence McNally, AlterNet. March 14, 2007.
The government and the food industry know that Type 2 diabetes is linked to lifestyle and diet; yet profit continues to determine food policy, and nutrition remains a scant part of medial education. Dr. Neal Barnard offers a solution to the crisis.

Are Women Having Too Many C-sections?

Are Women Having Too Many C-sections?

Melinda Tuhus, Women's eNews. February 8, 2007.
C-sections are being performed in the U.S. at a rate that far exceeds international recommendations. A clash over the high rate and related health issues has broken out between midwives and obstetricians.