Despite widespread use, concerns are warranted About three-quarters of prescription medication American adults take are generics, but over 40 percent of us have a concern or misconception about them, according to a national poll. But the vast majority of people believe generic drugs are as safe and effective as brand-name drugs. Indeed, the drugs—copies of …
I am a strong believer in the first amendment’s right of free expression. But how much freedom is allowable when such expression could endanger public health? Let’s first consider the issue of Facebook, a company providing an internet platform for ideas, both good and bad. Recently, a whistle-blower, Frances Haugen, a former Facebook computer …
In the 1946 classic film, “It’s a Wonderful Life,” Clarence—the guardian angel—comforts a suicidal George Bailey by showing him what his small town would have been like if he had never existed. We rarely have the opportunity to view the world in the absence of what has been. High-quality modeling, however, can sometimes offer a …
Previously I discussed the health advantages of various foreign cuisines: https://mortontavel.com/do-some-foreign-cuisines-provide-major-health-benefits/. Recently, however, the New York Times ran an article focusing on the ingestion of insects, and the following comments are based partially on their observations, which, surprisingly, emphasized the advantages of this potential food source. As displayed on the picture above, the delectable …
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