Second Opinion

By KCRWHealth & Fitness

Second Opinion episodes

June 03, 2007 Is Being Tired an Illness?
Doctors are using a new medicine, Provigil, to
help people stay awake longer. Is this a case of disease mongering?...
4 min
May 25, 2007 Disease Mongering
When is a disease not really a disease?
4 min
May 20, 2007 Reassurance
Even after the doctor tells us that everything is all right , we still continue to worry and wonder.
4 min
May 13, 2007 Oxycontin
The pharmacuetical executives who plead guilty this
week to illegally pushing prescription narcotics on unsuspecting
doctors may have done far more harm than just killing people.
5 min
April 29, 2007 Feeding Tubes
Dealing with Alzheimer? Disease is complex, but nothing is worse than deciding on issues such as the placement of feeding tubes.
4 min
April 22, 2007 Blaming the Victim
Why is it that the news media and the public always need to blame the victim for their illness?
4 min
April 08, 2007 Treating Cholesterol
Patients should be told the magnitude of benefit about drugs to treat diseases so they can make personal informed decisions...
5 min
April 01, 2007 Genetic Discrimination
Many
people are at high risk for genetic diseases but fear the discrimination that
would result from being tested for the condition. New legislation aims to
protect the public...
5 min
March 18, 2007 Banking Cord Blood
Companies promote banking of umbilical cord blood as life-saving and the ultimate gift to a your new born but the data suggests otherwise. Further, doctors often promote the expensive procedure to parents without disclosing that they are receiving a referral fee from the companies...
4 min
March 11, 2007 Religion in Medicine
A surgeon invites a patient to pray with him prior to beginning surgery.
Have those who suggest doctors bring religion to their practice of medicine gone
to far?

4 min

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