Performance Enhancing Drugs Do Not Reverse Aging - In Fact They Accelerate It
Many SP readers several months ago may have come across a syndicated newspaper piece that in my local newspaper appeared in its "Living...
A Rant About Obscenely Paid Corporate Profiteers
I probably have too much time on my hands these days, so much of it appears to be spent pissing off my Republican friends. But, as they...
HYPERTENSION (High Blood Pressure)- What Is It & Why Is It So Bad?Untitled
In our biologic universe, oxygen is the fuel of life. All our cells and tissues depend on it. Our lungs capture it, and transfer it...
Maintenance Narcotics - Usually Not a Good Practice
Many patients receive maintenance narcotics (MN). (See Table 1 for a list of commonly prescribed narcotics.) For most of them, this is...
A LETTER TO H-- A Tribute In Epistolary Form To Recovery From Alcohol And Other Substances
This article appeared in 2015 on the website of the "State Journal-Register," the newspaper of Springfield, Illinois. From: Eli Goodman,...
Homilies to the Wealthy
I have thought of some homilies to the wealthy. (See below.) The wealthy are, after all, the ultimate source of inspiration. So, why...
What Exactly is "Internal Medicine"
So, what is "internal medicine"-- a strange term that has persisted for over a century despite periodic efforts to replace it with...
My Story as a "Big Brother"
In the late fifties and early sixties, there appeared on television a commercial for Big Brothers/Big Sisters. It used a quote the origin...
Another Perspective on Abortion and Planned Parenthood.
Many individuals and organizations recently have demanded the end of Planned Parenthood. Some even suggest that we prohibit abortion...
A Prescription for a Better Health Care System
Health care belongs in the realm of public service, not the private for-profit sector. It should be a societal obligation to provide good...