Health care reform is not just about who pays. It must also address what we are paying for. And we have to start paying for health rather than treating sickness.
latimes.com | Tammy Worth | Posted 11.10.2009 | Living
It's unlikely that Americans will lose their love affair with complementary medicine, so the best thing to do is to make the practice as safe as possi...
Dr. Jon LaPook | Posted 11.05.2009 | Living
In recent years, a new and intriguing concept has emerged in the prevention and treatment of chronic illness: the health coach.
Dana Ullman | Posted 10.30.2009 | Living
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.
Dr. Andrew Weil | Posted 10.09.2009 | Living
Since cell phones show no signs of going away, it's vital to focus closely on the most recently published studies, the ones that show the effects of longer-term exposure.
Dr. Andrew Weil | Posted 10.02.2009 | Living
Occasional, situational sadness is not pathology -- it is part and parcel of the human condition. Beware of those who attempt to make money by convincing you otherwise.
Lee Schneider | Posted 09.30.2009 | Living
Acupuncture doesn't hurt anybody. Many believe that it works. While "believe" might be the operative word there, the evidence to satisfy the skeptics isn't here yet.
Linda Buzzell | Posted 11.25.2009 | Green
Begin the process of transitioning from the waning old economy to the emerging sustainable world, as soon as you can. This doesn't mean you have to work on organic farms, build green buildings or install windmills.
Dr. Andrew Weil | Posted 11.24.2009 | Living
Is the Baucus plan, the one that manages the improbable feat of making the developed world's most expensive, least effective health care system even worse, indeed the only one with a prayer of passage?
Dr. Andrew Weil | Posted 11.17.2009 | Living
If the health care debate seems like a hopeless morass, it's largely because moneyed interests want it to look that way. Matt Taibbi reminds us that the most fundamental issue is simple: Who pays, and how?
Dr. Andrew Weil | Posted 11.10.2009 | Living
There was much to like in President Obama's health care reform speech to a joint session of Congress. But we need to remember that medical insurance reform of any kind is doomed without medical content reform.
Dr. Andrew Weil | Posted 11.09.2009 | Living
While there has been tremendous debate over access and payment, there has been less focus on the content of health care. Without a change in that content, we will never have a sustainable system.
Dr. Andrew Weil | Posted 10.18.2009 | Living
There is a growing trend to promote diseases to fit existing drugs. As a culture, we should be suspicious whenever we hear of a new "disease," and ask whether it may just be a marketing ploy.
Dr. Andrew Weil | Posted 09.27.2009 | Living
Fear and greed are potent motivators. When both of these forces push in the same direction, virtually no human being can resist. And doctors are human beings.
Dr. Andrew Weil | Posted 09.25.2009 | Living
Given that we all want health and spend trillions to "care" for it, it's sobering how little thought we give to the true meaning of the term.
Dr. Andrew Weil | Posted 09.21.2009 | Home
Sally Field is a talented actor. But what qualifies her to promote Boniva, an osteoporosis drug that is of limited benefit, has worrisome side effects, and for which there are natural alternatives that merit careful consideration?
Dr. Larry Dossey | Posted 09.21.2009 | Living
We need to wake up to the obvious: the solution is already here, and it rests on prevention, not invention.
Dr. Andrew Weil | Posted 09.17.2009 | Living
The false belief that a safety net of sophisticated drugs and machines stretches below us, permitting risky or lazy lifestyle choices, has undermined our spirit of self-reliance.
Alison Rose Levy | Posted 09.16.2009 | Living
Studies show that over half of all Americans are interested in promoting wellness and preventing disease. But some people are terrified that the food ...
Dr. Andrew Weil | Posted 09.12.2009 | Living
Simple, safe and inexpensive protocols should be the new foundation of American health care. It is the key to cutting the out-of-control costs that are sinking the system.
Dr. Frank Lipman | Posted 09.22.2009 | Living
After finishing my Internship at Baragwaneth Hospital in South Africa almost 30 years ago, I went to apprentice in a busy General Practice in Johannes...
Lee Schneider | Posted 08.16.2009 | Living
Intuition is at the core of the risk-taking nature of science. Guys like to call intuition "a hunch." But those making a career of intuition -- placing it center stage -- are more likely to be women.
momlogic.com | Posted 08.13.2009 | Living
Some of the nation's top hospitals are embracing alternative medicine to supplement traditional healing. Are we onto something? Danny Hauser made nat...
Dr. Patricia Fitzgerald | Posted 07.23.2009 | Living
When one thinks of the medical oncology unit at a major hospital, the inhalation of uplifting aromas, a feeling of sanctuary, opportunities for center...
Ashley Koff | Posted 07.11.2009 | Living
What is Acid Reflux, really?
Mehmet Oz, M.D. | Posted 11.16.2009 | Living