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Mark Crislip ponders the meaning of “better” and explores objective and subjective therapeutic responses. A must read!

How do you know if you can trust medical information from a website? Did you know the guidelines used to determine "trusted" websites were all conceived between 1995 and 1999, when information available was entirely static (think pre-Health 2.0).

Dr. David discusses an Oxford study suggesting that sex determination may be more complicated than sperm with an X or Y chromosome.

Kevin believes that excessive testing, combined with demand for the latest diagnostic modalities, play a pivotal role in increasing healthcare costs and suggests we say no to unnecessary tests.

Wise Bread describes how to eat and suggests we recreate a tradition of healthy, frugal eating.