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...still remove the abscess but not have to do a whole invasive tumor workup. Doctors talk privately about the cost--economic and physical--of the bias toward overtesting. They are less beguiled by flashy technology, more aware of the risks of even simple procedures and thus more willing to trust their doctor's instincts. If everything in his experience tells your doctor that the lump on the back of your hand is a ganglion and not a malignant tumor, it may not make sense to run the risk that goes with surgical excision. If your baby is born after...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Q: What Scares Doctors? A: Being the Patient | 4/23/2006 | See Source »

...affecting them emotionally. Because she was the daughter of a senior member of their faculty." But in an emergency, emotion is not an antidote for much of anything. However much we long for Marcus Welby, it is less important to know and love your doctor than to trust and respect him. And your prospects may benefit from his treating you with the cool commitment of a professional rather than the comforting warmth of a friend...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Q: What Scares Doctors? A: Being the Patient | 4/23/2006 | See Source »

...Skilling met with Lay the same day as Watkins, but he swears the two never discussed her allegations. If Lay doesn't contradict his co-defendant, it raises the question of why he didn't bring up the issue himself with Skilling. Did he not believe Watkins? Or not trust Skilling? In the days after he saw her, Lay checked into the legal consequences of firing her - and he also sold Enron stock. Says attorney Berg: "I don't understand this Peter Pan defense. I just don't think it's going to sell in light of the impressive empirical...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: After the Grilling of Skilling | 4/21/2006 | See Source »

...morphine and all their addicting cousins will temporarily lessen most pains, even undiagnosed ones; the problem is they work less well with every passing week and as you "get used to them," the pain - whose source has not been in any way removed by these drugs - will actually increase. Trust me: If there is anything worse than an undiagnosed pain patient, it's an addicted, undiagnosed pain patient...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fakes and Pains | 4/20/2006 | See Source »

...book, Grub: Ideas for an Urban Organic Kitchen, she advises city dwellers on how to find fresh food: "Even if you live in a concrete jungle, you can be a farm shareholder by investing at the beginning of the year and getting delicious food you can trust all harvest long delivered to your door...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Who's Who: The Eco-Guide | 4/20/2006 | See Source »

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