Doctors are professionals who charge for their services and most patients are happy to pay these fees - after all, good medical care can be priceless. However, many doctors are often clueless about the cost of the treatments they provide- especially with regard to some of the new medicines; and even big ticket items such [...]

I just spent some time in the hospital with a friend who was ill - and this was quite an eye-opening experience. As doctors, we are used to floating in and out of hospitals which are like second homes to us. However , as a patient, the view is quite different !
I found that while [...]

I recently saw a patient who had conceived after IVF treatment. She had been infertile for 8 years, and had conceived in her very first IVF cycle, so she was on top of the world. At 10 weeks, we referred her to an obstetrician for managing her pregnancy. Her pregnancy was progressing uneventfully, but the [...]

WE ARE ALL SICK Chicago Sun-Times : “The idea that drug companies help to create new illnesses may sound strange to many of us, but it is all too familiar to industry insiders. A recent Reuters Business Insight report designed for drug company executives argued that the ability to ‘create new disease markets’ is bringing [...]

FIMDM Health News Review: ” HealthNewsReview.org is a website dedicated to: * improving the accuracy of news stories about medical treatments, tests and procedures * helping consumers evaluate the evidence for and against new ideas in health care [...]

Foundation for Informed Medical Decision Making: “The Foundation for Informed Medical Decision Making is a non-profit organization dedicated to assuring that people understand their choices and have the information they need to make sound decisions affecting their health and well being. Medical Evidence - Patient Values - Informed Decision [...]

Poynter Online - Unhealthy Advocacy: Journalists and Health Screening Tests: ” Journalists and news organizations sometimes seem to abandon their usual healthy journalistic skepticism when it comes to coverage of certain health screening tests. While the journalistic intent here may be benign, the practice may produce more harm than good. I lead a [...]

by Patrick Bennett, DC
Part of a successful chiropractic practice is having a strong network of Chiropractors to be able to refer out to, when needed. Primarily I refer patients to my colleagues when they live to far away to keep on track with their prescribed care plan. The Chiropractor needs to be within close enough [...]

“Fifty percent of newly diagnosed lung cancer patients are former smokers. It is therefore important to understand the effects of tobacco smoking on the (airways) in both active and former smokers”
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Smoking may turn on some genes in the body in a permanent and harmful way, scientists said on Thursday in a [...]

The more that is invested in mental health services for young adults and teenagers - tackling the problem at an early stage, the better it is for a country’s economy and mental health in general, according to an article in the Medical Journal of Australia. [click link for full article]

I am a big believer in Information Therapy and I am happy when infertile patients use the internet to get better informed about their problems and treatment options. In fact, one of my patients jokingly calls me the “Do Your Homework” Doctor - and I think this is a compliment !
However, I cringe when I [...]

Counselling infertile couples after they have failed an IVF cycle can be very stressful. As a doctor, I am human too, and it’s very depressing when they fail to conceive even after all the hard work and effort we have invested in the treatment. No matter how much you explain that the success rate is [...]