Sitting and watching the Olympic swimming events last night, I was kind of glad to see the final events for Dara Torres and Michael Phelps. They are great stories, but it was a little overkill for my tastes. Watching Dara Torres, the 41 year-old mother, stand next to her comrades and swimming in her last event, I couldn't help but think is this miracle story legit?   Recently, whenever we have seen top level 40 year-olds, specifi ...

America has the distinction of consuming more than half the drugs in the world.  We also produce more than half the world’s drugs. We supposedly have the best health care system in the world, or do we? According to the World Health Organization, America ranks 37th in the world for health care and no higher than 70th in the world for overall health.  So if what we are doing worked so well, why are we doing it so poorly? In ...

Parkinson's disease is a specific movement disorder characterized by muscle rigidity, tremor and slowing of physical movement. Since it has been discovered experts are looking for the best possible medication or combination of medication that should relieve the symptoms of this serious condition. Unfortunately, today, there is still no cure for Parkinson's disease. Treatment centers on the administration of medication which relieve symptoms. Me ...