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CitiesAugust 23, 2007
Trauma in New Orleans
The city lacks the resources to address its residents’ urgent mental health needs.
Dr. Marc Siegel
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Health and DiseaseMay 18, 2006
The False Bird Flu Scare
The United States has fueled a worldwide overreaction to the threat of a bird flu pandemic, putting AIDS, malaria, malnutrition and other crucial global health programs at risk.
Dr. Marc Siegel
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Health and DiseaseJanuary 14, 2006
Unequipped to Cure
Vaccine production in the United States is in an alarming condition–with drug-makers wedded to outmoded techniques and government more focused on terror than pandemics.
Dr. Marc Siegel
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GovernmentNovember 16, 2005
New Medicare Benefit Helps Only Drug Companies
Why are so few elderly people signing up for the new Medicare drug benefit? It’s cumbersome, costly and totally confusing.
Dr. Marc Siegel
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Health and DiseaseOctober 24, 2005
Scare Scenario
It has all the makings of a horror flick, but panic over a possible bird flu pandemic is following a time-honored script: sensational media reports, profit-hungry drug manufacturers and politicians eager to capitalize on fears.
Dr. Marc Siegel
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ReligionOctober 4, 2005
Darwin and God
Darwin’s discoveries about evolution never argued against the existence of God. And the theory of “intelligent design” is a dangerous attempt to undermine science and justify a literal reading of the Bible.
Dr. Marc Siegel
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Mental HealthSeptember 20, 2005
Fear Itself
Some people are scaring themselves about the wrong things in ways that are doing terrorists’ work for them. Here’s one physician’s prescription for bringing irrational fears under control.
Dr. Marc Siegel
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August 3, 2005
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June 3, 2005
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April 1, 2005
Mercury in Vaccines, Obesity & the ‘Statin Revolution’
What are your thoughts on mercury in vaccines and any possible side-effects?
JOAN LEMLEY
Vero Beach FLDear Joan,
Dr. Marc Siegel