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Our Bacterial Neighbors

Our Bacterial Neighbors

While NASA is busy sending rovers to Mars and hurling satellites into the furthest reaches of space, another branch of government is looking inward....

Guns in America

Guns in America

  A chronically disturbed or angry young man in close contact with weapons of mass destruction has always been a dangerous combination. It's a...

Is High Blood Pressure Overtreated?

Is High Blood Pressure Overtreated?

US medicine has long been accused of over-utilizing therapies with dubious clinical benefit -- like imaging tests for back pain. Now add drug...

November is Diabetes Awareness Month

November is Diabetes Awareness Month

Before you help yourself to that second serving of stuffing, remember that this is Diabetes Awareness Month. And while I admire the American...

Code 99

Code 99

You're in the Chicago airport, hustling from your Portland flight to your next leg. As you zigzag in between travelers on the concourse, you pass an...

Why Get a Physical Exam?

Why Get a Physical Exam?

Most patients view the annual physical exam as a highly choreographed series of bodily pokes and prods, followed by a litany of studies including...

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