by David Gumpert | Apr 21, 2007 | Uncategorized |
One of the things I envy my daughter, Laura, is that she lives in a place where she can just head out to a local merchant and purchase raw milk. She lives in Philadelphia, and most Saturdays, she goes to the Reading Terminal Market, a sprawling indoor market in the...
by David Gumpert | Apr 20, 2007 | Uncategorized |
It’s ironic sometimes how the dialogue on this blog surfaces in real life. I’m in New York City for a couple days and spent some time in my hotel this afternoon reviewing some of the material about autism and vaccination suggested in comments on my two...
by David Gumpert | Apr 19, 2007 | Uncategorized |
When I was a student at Columbia Journalism School back in 1969, one of the most controversial “lessons” was a case study about a protest march at which the police beat up the demonstrators. As reporters, we had to decide how to report the story. After...
by David Gumpert | Apr 18, 2007 | Uncategorized |
Last September, when I was reporting about the difficulties some physicians faced in obtaining flu vaccine, for a column in BusinessWeek.com, I focused on the fact that large retail chains like Walgreens and CVS seemed to be getting preference from manufacturers for...
by David Gumpert | Apr 17, 2007 | Uncategorized |
Sometimes I amaze myself with my naivete about the healthcare system. I used to think the primary care physician at the HMO I once belonged to was most concerned that I receive the best possible treatment…until I requested being allowed to go outside the system...
by David Gumpert | Apr 16, 2007 | Uncategorized |
It looks as if Mary McGonigle-Martin has done the first serious “review” of this blog (in her comment to my previous posting). She actually read through the months of postings and comments—something I haven’t had the stomach to undertake in...
by David Gumpert | Apr 15, 2007 | Uncategorized |
If you’re going to consult with a dietician or nutritionist, what kind of expertise do you expect? A reader sent along some of the questions from the study guide for the Registration Examination for Dietitians (put together by an affiliate of the American...
by David Gumpert | Apr 13, 2007 | Uncategorized |
Acne is a fairly common condition among teenagers, together with all the anxiety it implies. I recall about a dozen years ago, when my son was a teenager and was troubled by acne, his physician suggested he launch into a regimen of low-dose antibiotics to clear things...
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