Word: physician
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Goldstein, who co-wrote the book with his wife, Myrna Chandler Goldstein, drew upon his experiences as a physician and an adviser to undergraduates in writing the guide, which details the intricate process of getting ready and applying to med school...
...general practitioners and weight-reduction chains get into the act, the problem of inappropriate use could get even worse. Says Dr. Brian A. Joseph, a Naperville, Illinois, physician who is chairman of the ethics committee of the American Society of Bariatric (obesity) Physicians: "These are legitimate medications when used in a responsible manner, as an adjunct to a weight-loss program, by trained physicians." But in the hands of nonspecialists, Joseph fears, these drugs could be misprescribed...
Some general practitioners are certainly enthusiastic. Culver City, California, doctor Ben Krentzman, a family physician, came out of retirement in 1993 to spread the gospel about fen/phen. He now treats some 300 patients--and so far has tallied 63,000 visitors to his Science of Obesity and Weight Control Website. Krentzman's contrarian advice, based on several months of library work and an ongoing experiment begun last year: take the pills instead of worrying about diet and exercise. Says Krentzman: "Dieting and exercise without fen/phen don't keep people slender, so why should they work with fen/phen...
...Gresham Bayne practices medicine in some pretty unusual places. Just last month the San Diego physician was worshipping at the Point Loma Community Presbyterian Church when a fellow parishioner collapsed in her pew. Rather than call 911 to rush the 96-year-old woman to the hospital, Bayne asked the ushers to take her to the church parlor. The doctor, who is something of a gadget freak, was equipped for any contingency. Stashed in his black bag--actually a blue-and-gray fishing-tackle box--was a miniaturized version of every diagnostic tool he needed to assess her symptoms...
...cancer. Estrogen-replacement therapy--whether by pill, skin patch, above, or injection--provides just enough estrogen to prevent the unpleasant symptoms of menopause while offering protection against heart disease and osteoporosis. Before starting hormone-replacement therapy, those with a family history of breast cancer should, in consultation with a physician, weigh their risk of breast cancer against that of heart disease and osteoporosis...