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...passing. Time is so fleeting and so precious. I pray Kinsley has a speedy recovery. Joseph Bichler Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. Kinsley's essay is a masterpiece of good writing, humor and the human side of medicine. It's rare to find someone who can express a patient's feelings without resorting to melodrama and at the same time provide a coherent explanation of a disease and its treatment. The communication between doctor and patient would benefit from having a similar text for other conditions. José Emilio Batista, M.D., Ph.D. Barcelona, Spain Field of Dreams Despite the continuing inquest...
...metric for me in everything I've ever done is, I get it done and I think, now the world will love it! And then, 10 years later, they love it. But if I was more patient, if I said, "I'm going to build this great water machine or this great power source," and I know if do it just right, and it's perfect, I'll be all excited and finish it, and now I just have to wait till I'm 65 years old before anybody uses it, I wouldn't have the energy...
Researchers at the Blanchette Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute report this week that they have solved one of the trickiest problems in Alzheimer's disease - finding a way to diagnose the condition while the patient is still alive. Now, the only way to definitively diagnose Alzheimer's is with a combination of clinical symptoms and autopsy. It's only after the patient's death that doctors can confirm the existence of the protein plaques that are the hallmark of Alzheimer...
...Patching the Safety Net A series of clinic visits by one patient made me realize just how broken the current health care system is ? and what can be done...
...irregular heartbeat. Digitalis, the purified chemical, has many well-known side effects, while whole foxglove leaf, say the naturopaths, does not produce these side effects because the other ingredients in the leaf "cancel" them out. Is this really true? I've got my doubts; I have treated a few patients on "dig leaf" - they seemed healthy. I have treated far more on regular digitalis and who were healthy too. Very few of the heart guys have gone over to natural meds despite patient requests and marketing trends. I'm happily spared the issue; there being little that can be done...