Better I were distract; So should my thoughts be severed from my grief, And woes, by wrong imaginations, lose The knowledge of themselves. —Shakespeare When I was in high school, I used to live next to the town cemetery. My balcony was looking straight to the entrance. I was 14. For good or bad, at this age, I have seen way too many funerals passing under my window. I have never felt any discomfort with this,…
Despite of the widespread notion that generic drugs are less good than their original prototypes, science and medical practice have proven this wrong. Moreover, generics are not only as good as brand name ones, but less expensive too. Why is this so? Although, generic drugs are widely used in hospitals, research suggests some patients feel uneasy about buying them. Moreover,…
Taking part in a clinical trial is a very important live decision. It can be the outcome of a long search for a cure, but it can also bring various risks along the way. So every step of the process and every vague point must be cleared out. We have noticed that many people often do not know what exactly…
The Internet is full of articles about miraculous medical treatments, homeopathy and cures based on positive thinking and the power of the human mind. Few of them might be reasonable, others are obviously misleading, and some are even dangerous. It is an undeniable fact that medical progress is what has been and probably will always be the way to finding…
