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Leaf Spot Diseases Jun. 29, 2016
Q: Brown spots are appearing on the leaves of my tomato plant. The tomatoes are still small and gree... Read More
Up With Germs! Nov. 19, 2015
It's time for a microbes' rights movement. Too long have we reviled the misunderstood microbe as an ... Read More
Even China Is Urging Its People to Stop Smoking Jun. 05, 2015
Among the inventories compiled by public health experts of things we can do to advance our health an... Read More
A Nod to Japanese Diet and a Deep Bow to Japanese Green Tea Apr. 24, 2015
As a nation, Japan has the longest-living people in the world. They are also among the healthiest. T... Read More
The Failing Health of Our National Wellness Program Apr. 03, 2015
It is possible — even likely — that you are sitting as you read this, just as I was sitt... Read More
Positive Effects of Coffee Finally Percolating Mar. 06, 2015
Last week, I discussed the importance of recently released findings by the federal government's Diet... Read More
Racism and Discrimination in Health Care Feb. 26, 2015
The highly influential New England Journal of Medicine published a series of perspectives on racial ... Read More
Music With a Heartbeat Jan. 28, 2015
After analyzing the music of Ludwig van Beethoven, a research team boasting a cardiologist, medical ... Read More
Tatiana's Story Jan. 02, 2015
Maybe it's because we're drawn to human interest stories during the holidays, but many tend to stand... Read More
Umbilical Cord-Derived Stem Cells as Seeds of Life Nov. 21, 2014
In October, I reported on how immunotherapy and regenerative medicine are emerging as perhaps our be... Read More
A Disease, But... Nov. 08, 2014
For years, I've argued the science of addiction. In layman's terms, that translates to, "Addiction i... Read More
The Growing Importance of Immunology and Immunotherapy Oct. 03, 2014
Throughout our life, there are battles within our body that can be viewed as skirmishes or, for some... Read More
A Million-Dollar Question Sep. 20, 2014
A woman I admire asked me where she should donate $1 million to promote research to cure addiction. ... Read More
Ebola Outbreak an Urgent Call for Finding a New Direction in Disease Treatment by Following an Old Path Aug. 22, 2014
News out of England this past week reads like a script for a remake of James Cameron's "The Abyss," ... Read More
Get Ready for Denials Aug. 13, 2014
Fox News correspondent Geraldo Rivera accused Matt Drudge's website of "the worst kind of jingoistic... Read More
Mental Illness Aug. 13, 2014
When the news rippled out on Monday that Robin Williams had committed suicide, even I thought —... Read More
Stop the Fear Mongering Jul. 25, 2014
The good news at the U.S. border with Mexico is that the flood of children from Central America cros... Read More
Immigrant Kids and the Fear of Disease Jul. 24, 2014
In 1952, Sen. Patrick McCarran of Nevada took the Senate floor to warn of the dangers posed by forei... Read More
The Barn
Jul. 08, 2014
Furor About Plan for Illegal Kids Jun. 24, 2014
Obama administration officials trekked out to a tiny rural community in southern Virginia to teach t... Read More
