The symbol of the Tohono O’odham, a native American tribe, is a man in a maze (see below). All of us, they believe, are born into a maze. We have […]
Month: April 2012
David Kerr: The French Connection—one solution to social care?
Old age is not so bad when you consider the alternative wrote the French actor and singer, Maurice Chevalier. In the UK this week, the government announced a forthcoming White […]
Edzard Ernst: I don’t care how treatment works, as long as it helps my patients.
During the last two decades, many doctor’s attitudes towards alternative medicine have become more liberal. The general attitude seems to be: “I don’t care how it works, as long as […]
Richard Lehman’s journal review – 2 April 2012
JAMA 28 Mar 2012 Vol 307 1257 Medical conferences exist to affirm everything that hinders the progress of medicine as a compassionate and honest enterprise. They are a showcase for […]