Talented children who reach their potential likely have dedicated parents to thank for their success, a new study found. Researchers at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln ...
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The tanning industry was not very happy when Obamacare imposed a new 10 percent tax on salon revenues. However, that tax, combined with increased awareness ...
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By Vasilios J. Kalogredis, Esq. Even in today’s relatively difficult healthcare environment, we are still seeing many medical and dental practices being sold. Some of ...
Read More »New California Law Requires School Children To Be Vaccinated
On Tuesday, Gov. Jerry Brown of California signed into law a requirement that nearly all children be vaccinated in order to attend school. With the stroke ...
Read More »Physician Suicide and the Elephant in the Room
By Michael Langan, M.D. Although no reliable statistics exist, anecdotal reports suggest an alarming upsurge in physician suicide. This necessitates a reappraisal of known predisposing ...
Read More »Second Opinion: Obamacare Ruling Will Have ‘Devastating Effect’ on Medicine
By Richard Amerling, M.D. As I predicted back in March, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled for the administration in King v. Burwell. So I was not surprised ...
Read More »18 Ways Your Body Is Affected By Marijuana Use
There has been recent debate on the best way to proceed with legalizing medical marijuana, for which ailments, and in some states, for recreational use. ...
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High school football players appear to be twice as likely to have migraines as the average person, which may be due to head injuries and ...
Read More »Should Real-Life Emergency Rooms Host Reality TV Shows?
In an attempt to create new and compelling content for a social media and viral millennial audience, reality television producers have moved from the dorm ...
Read More »Do Physicians Have the Right to Speak Freely with their Patients?
By Martha Swartz Most physicians probably assume that they have the right to speak freely with their patients, at least within the constraints imposed by ...
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