As a physician I realize that some may think I'm being blasphemous by taking this position but, I wonder, in some cases not all, why we as patients pay so much money for so little time with our physicians.

Depression, a complex and multifaceted problem, is frequently treated with an oversimplified, expensive therapy that, sadly, is often ineffective.

America's Health Rankings: select a core or supplemental measure to view the result for all states for the 2009 Edition....

See a Two Minute Video: Join Dr. Susan Albers on the walk: http://www.youtube.com On October 11th the very first National Eating Disorders Associ...

What all of these ninety-seven odd syndromes have in common is that people who are given these diagnoses probably feel some relief in knowing that their discomfort is "real."

Most people don't realize that hypnosis is a naturally occurring state, and that all of us by necessity enter into a level of what I call organic trance at different times of the day. It is necessary for us to conserve energy.

Groundbreaking cognitive neuroscience research has occurred over the last 20 years -- without parallel growth of consumer awareness and appropriate professional dissemination.

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.

Radiologists are medical doctors and can be an unbiased, patient advocate for your healthcare needs.

Nicole Johns suffered severe damage to her body, including exercise-induced asthma, irregular heartbeat, and hypotension, and had to be hospitalized to be treated... while a size 9.

The following piece is the most popular Beyond Blue post I have written. Click here for the gallery version. My therapist helped me to build a person...

Imagine if Wall Street were to honor Bernie Madoff for his skills as an investor. The equivalent just happened in Florida, where Betty Sembler has been honored for her work fighting drugs.

A study surveying presidential elections from 1824 to 1992 suggests that Americans harbor a subtle form of prejudice called 'heightism,' in which short people are seen as inferior to their taller counterparts.