When to let go? Medicine's top dilemma
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A terminal leukemia patient must have daily blood transfusions or die. A family begs doctors to do everything possible to keep their elderly mother alive. Parents cannot accept their newborn baby will not survive.
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It would be a lot easier to enjoy your life if there weren't so many things trying to kill you every day. Shadowed by peril as we are, you would think we'd get pretty good at distinguishing the risks likeliest to do us in from the ones that are statistical long shots. But you would be wrong, and it's almost certainly something we can learn to do better.
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Not feeling well? Having a back pain, headache and mental stress? Well then I guess buddy that its time for you to get married! Isnât that the sweetest pill to end your suffering?
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We can&#39;t isolate ourselves from every danger. That was the message from the Food and Drug Administration. We can&#39;t isolate ourselves from the danger of the FDA.
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I knew this was going to be heavy when I saw the title, and it sure was. Heart disease is serious, but you can live with it, as I've found out. I had bypass surgery in 2002, and I'm still here. You can also quit smoking, it's easy when you have motivation.   Om, when you're feeling better let's go for a walk.  Dave
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The recent controversy over antidepressants, children and suicide is really about trust. Sick people have to trust their doctor&#39;s judgment about the drugs they take.
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It&#39;s a lesson children learn even before their ABCs -- say you&#39;re sorry when you hurt someone. But it&#39;s now being taught in the grown-up world of medicine as a surprisingly powerful
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The Go Point: When It&#146;s Time to Decide &#151; Knowing What to Do and When to Do It by Michael Useem Crown Business, 288 pages, $25.
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The Food and Drug Administration of the US found itself in the midst of a rather unpleasant controversy. Recently the chief of Cleveland Clinic Foundationâs department of cardiovascular medicine blamed this
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Experts debate whether people at the end of life should be able to take experimental drug treatments.
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When parents and doctors cannot agree over the treatment children should receive, it is left to the courts to decide what route to take.
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It&#39;s a lesson that children learn even before their ABCs - say you&#39;re sorry when you have hurt someone. But now it&#39;s being taught in the grown-up world of medicine as a surprisingly effective way to soothe patients and head off malpractice lawsuits.
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Life & style: If you're feeling miserable, medication might not be the answer for you. Rebecca Hardy discovers the power of positive thinking.
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More than two-thirds of Americans believe there are circumstances in which a patient should be allowed to die, but they are closely divided on whether it should be legal for a doctor to help terminally ill patients end their own lives by prescribing fatal drugs, a new AP-Ipsos poll finds.
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It has long been clear that chronic stress wreaks havoc on our health. Scientists have now found molecular signs of this harm. In a study of mothers of chronically ill children, the cells
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There are some compelling reasons to let go of that cord.
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Science & environment: Â· Many choose procedure for fear of losing fertilityÂ· Doctors warn there is no guarantee of pregnancy