I present this discussion to demonstrate how misleading it is to attempt to inform the public about a complex issue sandwiched between advertisements for the treatment of bladder control and erectile dysfunction.

As a health journalist, I rely a great deal on expert opinions and authoritative resources. But I've also learned to get second and third opinions, to do my own research, to follow the money and to consult my own common sense and experience.

Health journalists get a lot of flack for selecting the sensationalized headline that borders on the misleading. But sometimes they're guilty of t...

Our society has incubated the evolution of the sound bite and the devolution of civility. This is a perilous pairing if ever there was one.