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...meaningless [April 30], for it is precisely to fill this vacuum that man devised the concept of God in the first place. But try to cajole a group of disillusioned children into believing in Santa Claus again; it won't work, and I suggest we search elsewhere to cure the mass hysteria already enveloping the world as man slowly awakens from a cherished fairy tale...
...should be sure that any therapist they plan to consult has some professional qualifications-for instance, that he is a reputable physician, psychologist or marriage counselor. The patient should also verify that the clinic has a good reputation, that treatment will be confidential, and that no unrealistic promises of cure are made. He also advises patients to shun clinics advertising in the yellow pages or in cheap magazines. But the only real solution, he points out, is to shut down the street-corner clinics. That goal, he admits, could hardly be accomplished through lawsuits by injured clients. "Who would want...
...Jeffrey Minkoff, orthopedic surgeon at the new Institute of Sports Medicine at New York City's Lenox Hill Hospital, believes that the best cure for tennis elbow is prevention. He points out that weak forearm muscles, an improper grip or a tendency to hit the ball incorrectly can all contribute to tennis elbow. He recommends exercises to strengthen arm muscles and lessons that will improve stroking and serving, thus reducing shock to the arm. In support of his treatment, he notes that professionals seldom suffer from tennis elbow;* the ailment is endemic among once-a-week players and hackers...
...good orgasms somehow became the keystones of good societies. In 1939 he claimed to have isolated the life force of the universe. He called it "orgone" and built "accumulators" to store and control it. He put his invention, the orgone box, on the market, claiming that concentrated orgone could cure diseases. The Federal Food and Drug Administration thought otherwise and eventually stopped the sales, destroyed Reich's boxes and even burned some of his books and papers. Reich was sent to jail-for contempt of court-and died there of a heart attack...
...have the option to "tell his doctor to put him out of his misery." Harris also said, however, that 62 per cent believe that a patient with a terminal disease "ought to be able to tell his doctor to let him die rather than extend his life when no cure is in sight...