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...recent years they have been asked to take a larger role in monitoring child abuse, explaining to very ill patients that they have the right to refuse treatment and screening for depression. "They feel they are being asked to address the entire body and soul of the patient," says internist Nancy Sugg, the study's co-author...
Competitors disagree. Still, while percentages of ingredients vary from brand to brand, all the drinks contain water (for fluid replacement), salt and potassium (to maintain the body's fluid-electrolyte balance), and sugar (for quick energy and flavor). Do they actually work? Manhattan internist Peter Bruno, the team doctor for basketball's New York Knicks, gives a qualified yes. "If you work out more than an hour, you must replace both water and sodium," says Bruno. "But when you exercise for less than an hour, you only need to replace the water." Most medical experts agree that for those...
...When internist Paul Shekelle was in medical school in the 1970s, the gentle art of chiropractic was widely viewed as bunk: heir to the tradition of ! bloodletting and rattlesnake oil. The American Medical Association's committee on quackery had branded the practice an "unscientific cult," and medical- school professors had obediently followed suit. The reluctance of the so- called back-crackers to submit their technique to the scrutiny of hard science served only to reinforce the official scorn. Recalls Shekelle: "They were seen as hucksters and charlatans trying to dupe the public into paying for useless care...
Specialists offer a host of recommendations for warding off the weight. "Just making people aware that nicotine withdrawal may lead to an increase in their appetite is often enough to prevent them from putting on the pounds," says Chicago internist Robert Gluckman, an obesity specialist. Chewing nicotine gum to cut down the physical withdrawal from the addiction is also often advised, as is engaging in some form of aerobic exercise to help push up the metabolic rate. To satisfy the craving for sweets, Grunberg suggests, quitters should sprinkle everything, from meat to poultry to fruit, with a sugar substitute...
...cases is Burt Schneider, 48, an author from Tucson, who sought help after going through multiple extramarital affairs. "Up to a point I could control it," he says. "After that I couldn't." Schneider learned to confront his problem and share his secret torment with his wife Jennifer, an internist. Dr. Schneider, who entered a self-help program for relatives of addicts, wrote about her experiences in the book Back from Betrayal...