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Sorry If I Offend…

Greg Tillotson — Fri, 03 May 2013 13:14:54 +0000

Around my house we’ve always used humor to defuse most stressful situations. Whether it was illness, trouble or a worse tragedy….somehow I, my wife or one of my kids would find a way to bring some levity to a tense moment. Such is the case in our lives now. A few weeks ago I revealed on the [...]

Doctors Should Offer All Smokers Help with Quitting, Study Says

Shauna Wright — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:00:17 +0000

Although doctors typically gauge a smoker’s willingness to quit before offering help in doing so, new research indicates that help should be offered to all smokers. After reviewing 13 past clinical trials, UK researchers found that some smokers at least tried to quit after getting simple advice from a doctor, but actual assistance in quitting [...]

Study Finds Doctors Rate Pain Symptoms Lower in Patients They Dislike

Shauna Wright — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:00:37 +0000

A new study from the University of Ghent in Belgium, which studied the relationship between health professionals and patients with chronic pain, suggests that clinicians who don’t like their patients tend to discount the level of pain they suffer from.