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- Research Fraud Isn’t Reported To The Public - by Submitted on Nov 23, 2012 from Estelle GoldsteinTopic: Research Fraud For someone who has been a part of many clinical trials, I will be the first to admit that I have very little training in research design or statistics. Oh, the hours I’ve spent surreptitiously curled up on the sofa of a doctors’ lounge or my own apartment, thinking ...
Views: 535 - Meningitis and Hershey Bars - by Submitted on Nov 09, 2012 from Estelle GoldsteinStrange, that the meningitis-tainted steroids in Tennessee make me think of the chocolate bar case from Oklahoma. Two young, and it seemed to me, perfectly honest if somewhat histrionic young women who found worms in their Hershey bars — the hard way. Both were unemployed and mothers of ...
Views: 700 - Adjusting to Medical Illness - by Submitted on Nov 08, 2012 from Estelle GoldsteinThe psychological ability to adjust to chronic medical illness is an area where there has been very little study. Lately, I find myself working mostly with this population of people. I’m noticing that some adjust very well and some do it very poorly. It depends on a lot of factors. The ...
Views: 1372(2 votes) - Memory Problems Can Be Prevented And Treated - by Submitted on Nov 02, 2012 from Estelle GoldsteinI don’t care if Dylan Thomas was drinking himself to death while that was being written. It is a sentiment close to my heart, and undoubtedly the stanza of poetry I quote most often. Do not go gentle into that good night Old age should burn and rage at close of day Rage, rage against the ...
Views: 1290 - They’re Ba-a-a-a-ck!!! Zombie Diet Drugs!!! - by Submitted on Nov 02, 2012 from Estelle GoldsteinTo paraphrase some recent political campaigns, the FDA was against Qnexa before they were for it. I’ve written about this diet drug compound before – HERE And HERE. Last time I wrote about this “drug,” I thought it was down for the count. Aauugghh!!!! Like a scene from “Night Of The ...
Views: 1183 - No More Cognitive Loss for Age - by Submitted on Oct 25, 2012 from Estelle GoldsteinDo Not Go Gentle into That Good Night, that old Dylan Thomas poem, is a favorite of many mature adults, including me. Do not go gentle into that good night Rage, Rage against the dying of the light Let’s face it — none of us is getting any younger. And as we age, we’ve got to ...
Views: 1182 - Science and War (and Ethics) - by Submitted on Oct 19, 2012 from Estelle GoldsteinIn the National World War II museum, it is easy and even triumphant and pride-generating to look back and see some of the scientific advances made during World War II. There’s no doubt that science is advancing. But I wonder if our ethics can keep pace. I am fairly proud of Teflon. And ...
Views: 777 - What is there to Treat? - by Submitted on Oct 12, 2012 from Estelle GoldsteinI enjoy having friends, like just about everyone does. But that’s not why I’m in this business. When a patient needs help, I will do my best for them every single time. And if a few colleagues get bruised egos along the way, so be it. She was a 53-year-old woman, but I don’t think she even ...
Views: 905 - Hospital Accountability Is An Ideal (Not Always Reality) - by Submitted on Oct 12, 2012 from Estelle GoldsteinI have spent as little time as possible on the staff of hospitals. The interface between doctors and administrators has always seemed to be dominated by petty politics. People are interested in money, and secondary to that, some vague sort of reputation or power. A large and prestigious ...
Views: 1087 - Headache or Tumor - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2012 from Estelle GoldsteinI don’t think I know anyone who can say they’ve never had a headache. And some have them often enough that they’re given about as much attention as a hiccup or a sneeze. But sometimes, a headache can be more than a headache. I was in Minneapolis doing a rotation in neurology through a ...
Views: 860 - Less Football = Less Death - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2012 from Estelle GoldsteinCutting back on football practice during excessive heat in order to diminish death can only be a good idea. About a year ago, scientists studied the surge in heat related deaths on the football field and noted some real problems. Problems like the tripling of the average death rate from one ...
Views: 901 - Antibiotics in Livestock Feed Endanger The Entire World - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2012 from Estelle GoldsteinAs it turns out, this whole bit about the use of antibiotics in livestock and poultry is a complex issue. It’s well beyond anything that anyone would guess at first blush. The best online summary is the position paper put out by Food Marketing Institute. Curiously enough, it doesn’t have a ...
Views: 933 - Stem Cell Benefits Masked By Fear and Misinformation - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2012 from Estelle GoldsteinMaybe the folks who continue to argue against stem cell research are just afraid their own stem cells could beat them at a game of checkers. Listen, I want to live forever. Not like in the song “Fame,” but like in the way that most of us would do anything to live. Or like the guy who had ...
Views: 857 - What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Sinus Headaches - by Submitted on Sep 07, 2012 from Estelle GoldsteinI read a joke once about a husband’s preemptive strike in the bedroom. He walks in holding two aspirin and a glass of water. When his wife asks what it’s for he says it’s for her headache. She replies “But I don’t have a headache.” “Gotcha!” Headaches are no fun, so we might as well get ...
Views: 1796 - Teens and Inhalant Addiction and — K2 Spice? - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2012 from Estelle GoldsteinThe first time I heard about using empty whipped cream dispensers to get “high” was a long time ago. I was living at my parents’ house after I had finished medical school in France. I had done my thesis as quickly as possible, in the fall. My residency was projected to start July first. I ...
Views: 1666 - Want To Waste Time? Argue Science VS Religion - by Submitted on Jun 15, 2012 from Estelle GoldsteinI have no use for “science vs. religion” debates. They are artificially created to get people angry at each other, when there is absolutely no reason. Whatever divine entity you believe in — whatever “universal intelligence” — is not a stupid being. Any Deity would simply reveal to people ...
Views: 1376 - I Lost Over Half My Body Mass WITHOUT Diet, Exercise, Drugs Or Surgery And I Am Going To Tell You How! - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2012 from Estelle GoldsteinI was heavy all of my life – no, to be honest, I was FAT. My weight caused me severe health problems, including more than one “near-death” experience in comas. And as you can guess, my romantic life was non-existant. I couldn’t weigh myself accurately, because normal scales only go to ...
Views: 1823(1 vote) - The Drug That Doesn't Help But Is Still Available - by Submitted on Jan 16, 2012 from Estelle GoldsteinI was 15, there were not enough science courses at my prep school, and I was doing some kind of intensive science work at the "cancer research institute" of a nearby college -- in Boston there are many. In this special "science training program," I was the youngest on the list to be a ...
Views: 1438(2 votes) - Penn State Child Abuse: The Coverup Is Worse Than The Crime - by Submitted on Nov 19, 2011 from Estelle GoldsteinSo many times the cover-up seems to me to be worse than the crime. It might be something as President Nixon and Watergate or as trivial as Sarah Palin and her … um … improvisation on the ride of Paul Revere. (Don’t try to fool a Boston girl – I know all about Paul Revere). I think most of ...
Views: 2089(1 vote) - Penn State Sports Scandal Destroys Lives - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2011 from Estelle GoldsteinA beloved football coach – I might even say a living legend – finds his life destroyed after a luminous career. All because of alleged inaction – perhaps to shield a friend, perhaps to preserve the “old school” or for other reasons. And the sad story of Joe Paterno is only one more chapter ...
Views: 1784(2 votes) - Newsletter - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2011 from Estelle GoldsteinWelcome! This is the discussion area for and the archive of my newsletter The Renegade Doctor. I started publishing a newsletter in March of 2011 and distribute it exclusively to my opt-in email list each week. Not only will subscribers get to read content that isn’t available in my ...
Views: 1449 - This Is Not A Diet Book - by Submitted on Jun 13, 2011 from Estelle GoldsteinWARNING: Don’t spend hundreds of dollars on diet or exercise programs that seem to work for everybody but you until you read this important information I have to tell you. I Lost Over Half My Body Mass WITHOUT Diet, Exercise, Drugs Or Surgery And I Am Going To Tell You How! By Estelle Toby ...
Views: 2284(1 vote) - Being A Quitter Isn't Always Bad -- With Cults - by Submitted on Jun 13, 2011 from Estelle GoldsteinI do remember when I was a university student seeing the glassy-eyed young students selling second rate (a bit dry or petals missing) flowers on the major thoroughfares of Boston. I remember reading all the newspaper accounts and finding out these people were somehow part of a "cult," before I ...
Views: 1942 - This Is Not A Diet Book - by Submitted on May 26, 2011 from Estelle GoldsteinWARNING: Don’t spend hundreds of dollars on diet or exercise programs that seem to work for everybody but you until you read this important information I have to tell you. I Lost Over Half My Body Mass WITHOUT Diet, Exercise, Drugs Or Surgery And I Am Going To Tell You How! By Estelle Toby ...
Views: 1639 - A Lesson In Dealing With Anti-Social Personalities - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2009 from Estelle GoldsteinHe really looked down on his luck, as do most people who came into this particular urban mental health clinic. He was receiving drug samples from a nurse practitioner somewhere in the system; drugs too expensive to continue getting samples to give him. Drug companies stop giving out samples of ...
Views: 1705(1 vote) - Marketing for Healers - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2009 from Estelle GoldsteinMarketing for healers? I'll bet you have trouble even reading those words! Somebody taught you somewhere that these are God given gifts that you have, healing others, and you should not even think of them as a way of making money. My first medical textbook said I was so lucky to be becoming a ...
Views: 1033 - Lessons On How To Evaluate & Adjust Your Professional Rates - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2008 from Estelle GoldsteinEvery professional deserves fair compensation for his/her level of experience and expertise. But most have no idea how to calculate a fair rate. I've just completed a series of free lessons on how to evaluate and adjust your professional rates so that they are fair to the patient and fair to the ...
Views: 1074 - Emotional Freedom Technique Sjogren's Syndrome Success - by Submitted on Nov 07, 2008 from Estelle GoldsteinMr. P.D., a 50 year old married male, presented to this examiner asking if anything could be done for his Sjogren’s Syndrome. Sjogren’s Syndrome is a chronic illness in which white blood cells attack various glands in the body that produce moisture. Initial symptoms occur in the ...
Views: 2269 - Take Care Of Yourself So You Can Take Care Of Others - by Submitted on Nov 06, 2008 from Estelle GoldsteinGreetings fun-seekers and brain lovers! I want to tell you about a profound realization I've had and I hope it saves you from going through what I've gone through. Whenever you fly, you hear the safety instructions and they tell you, if the oxygen masks come down, make sure you put on your own ...
Views: 2356 - A Tough Pill To Swallow - by Submitted on Jun 27, 2008 from Estelle GoldsteinEvery once in a while I run into someone who has trouble swallowing pills. Sometimes people “bite the bullet” and gulp the pills down with a struggle, just because they are anxious to get rid of whatever ails them. However, it doesn’t have to be a struggle. There are a few ...
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