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Doctor in Your Pocket and On Your Screen

March 4th, 2010 · → 4 Comments

You’re out for a walk …

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It Works Because You Say So

January 21st, 2010 · → 9 Comments

My doctor gave me six months to live. But when I couldn’t pay the bill he gave me six months more.
-Walter Matthau, actor

You go to a doctor. The doctor gives you a pill. You get better. Then you find out the doctor gave you a sugar pill and you got better anyway.
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Ayurveda

November 19th, 2009 · → 4 Comments

Last week I came down with an ear infection. Fixing it took me to India and to Ukraine. But first, I had to go to a specialist in Santa Monica.
He used a microscope to have a look. Then he inserted a vacuum hose and hit the switch. If you can’t deal with medical details, [...]

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