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