Evidence Based Medicine

The Mass Production of Mental Illness and What To Do About It

Anis Shivani | Posted 11.05.2009 | Books


Anis Shivani

Dr. Richard P. Bentall, professor and practitioner of clinical psychology in Britain, exposes the highly dubious nature of reigning presumptions about the causes and treatment of mental illness.

The Epidemic Of 'Medical Child Abuse' And What Can Be Done

Dana Ullman | Posted 10.30.2009 | Living


Dana Ullman

We all know people who have children who have benefited from conventional medical care, but sadly, we all also know people whose children have been harmed by it.

Homeopathy for Allergies: Nothing to Sneeze At

Dana Ullman | Posted 10.20.2009 | Living


Dana Ullman

This concept of using small doses of what might cause a problem in order to help prevent or heal the person is an ancient observation of healers/physicians all over the world, and it is the basis for homeopathy.

The Questionable Efficacy Of Flu Vaccines... And The Pandemic That Wasn't

Dana Ullman | Posted 10.07.2009 | Living


Dana Ullman

There is little evidence that flu vaccines are effective in preventing the flu, says one of the world's leading expert on influenza vaccines.

America's Health Care Addiction

Craig Bowron | Posted 11.29.2009 | Politics


Craig Bowron

How does a country with perhaps the most innovative health care system in the world produce average health care outcomes? It's simple: much of the innovation hasn't delivered.

My Doctor Says: Get a Boob Job

Roni Zeiger | Posted 09.18.2009 | Living


Roni Zeiger

A pamphlet I received from our family doctor offering plastic surgery made my jaw drop. And it begs the question of whether the primary goal of our provider is my health or their profit.

What's Your Favorite Method of Nature-Connection?

Linda Buzzell | Posted 08.01.2009 | Living


Linda Buzzell

Research has shown that nature-connection of almost any kind turns out to be a powerful healing force.

Who Is the Most Important Stakeholder in Health Care?

Roni Zeiger | Posted 07.18.2009 | Living


Roni Zeiger

Consumers need to be part of the health care conversation and doctors and patients alike need better access to basic data about what works and what doesn't.

Extreme Birth, Indeed

Jennifer Block | Posted 05.01.2009 | Living


Jennifer Block

Routine maternity ward monitoring, inducing, and anesthetizing have added up to millions of unnecessary cesarean sections: a hospital childbirth system gone insane.

"One For All"

Deane Waldman | Posted 01.12.2009 | Living


Deane Waldman

Do you want to begin curing healthcare? Start by demanding a single standard -- "One for All" -- one set of rules for all people who determine our health care.