CT Golden Years: Death Becomes Us, and Probate Awaits!
We talk a lot about the aging population in Connecticut in this column – how we face the same issues as the rest of the nation, and how we sometimes differ – but there is…
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New Milford Radiologist And Cheshire Physician Assistant Reprimanded By Ct Board
The state Medical Examining Board on Tuesday reprimanded the licenses of a New Milford radiologist for patient care lapses, and of a Cheshire physician assistant for improper drug prescribing. The board imposed a reprimand and…
Huge Spike In Skin Cancers Among Young, Probably Due To Tanning Beds
For years many have suspected that tanning beds can cause skin cancer. But now a study by Mayo Clinic researchers claims that between 1970 and 2009 they found a huge spike in skin cancer. “Published…
LIFE GOES ON: Un-Conditional Love?
UN-CONDITONAL LOVE? People often ask me if I believe in un-conditional love. A love that has no conditons can be defined in many ways, but to me it means, “I love you no matter what.”…
LIFE GOES ON: Angry Mother
DEAR DOCTOR KATHLEEN, I am 15 years old. My single Mom dates a lot and has screaming fights with her boyfriends and uses bad language. It is like she becomes another person. I love her,…
Breast Cancer Gene Patent Case Involving Yale Plaintiff Heads Back To Appeals Court
Written by Barbara Puffer The U.S. Supreme Court has ordered a federal appeals court to review its decision to grant patents to Myriad Genetics for two genes that are predictive for hereditary breast and ovarian…
LIFE GOES ON: The Psychology of Animal Love
The Psychology of Animal Love Years ago, my little Gracie was a therapy dog at Cedar Sinai Hospital in Beverly Hills. Once a week, we would go to the Palliative Care floor. I would place…
Hundreds More Veterans With Personality Disorder Discharged Illegally To Reduce Costs
Written by Lisa Chedekel The Department of Defense has illegally discharged hundreds of veterans since 2008 for alleged personality disorder, skirting requirements intended to reduce such diagnoses and depriving veterans of benefits, according to an…
Cheshire Ct Doctor’s Medical License Revoked After Having Sex With Drug-addicted Patient
Written by Theresa Sullivan Barger The state Medical Examining Board revoked a Cheshire doctor’s medical license Tuesday alleging that he had consensual sex twice with a drug-addicted patient, continued to prescribe her drugs after she…
LIFE GOES ON: The Psychology of Money
The Psychology of Money Money = Freedom Money = Power Money = Control Money = Workaholic Behavior Money = Fear of Loss Money can mean all of these things. The Law of Scarcity says, “If…
LIFE GOES ON: Keep a Journal? WHY?
KEEP A JOURNAL? WHY? When I was 11, I asked my parents for a diary, having just read “The Diary Of Anne Frank.” I had the remarkable gift of visiting her house in Amsterdam, many…
Drug Companies Shower Disciplined Connecticut Doctors With Benefits
Disciplined Docs Reap Drug Company Benefits Written by Lisa Chedekel In 2010, as state health officials were investigating allegations that Dr. Gerson Sternstein of Berlin was overmedicating patients, three pharmaceutical companies were showering thousands of…
LIFE GOES ON: Keeping Time, Not Making Time
KEEPING TIME For those who think there in not enough time, this is a story to live by: “When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day is…
Granny Snatching: Doctors’ Fees and Tax Breaks; Connecticut’s Seniors are Tied to Federal Tax Maneuvering
When you are worried about the winter weather and increasing heating and grocery bills it is understandable if you don’t pay close attention to the interminable arguments in Congress over this bill, that legislation and…
Stamford, Shelton, and Plantsville Nursing Homes Face Fines For Patient Injuries
Three nursing homes face fines from the Department of Public Health for lapses in care that led to patient injuries. State inspectors fined The Summit at Plantsville $710 for improperly moving a patient. The patient,…
LIFE GOES ON: Spending FAST!
SPENDING FAST NO, I’m not writing about spending money quickly. I’m suggesting a spending fast: refraining from spending $$$$$$$$ for the next 30 days. OH NO!!!!!????? Does this make you nervous? Does this sound difficult?…
Marketer Of Bogus “Free” Trial Offers Barred and Fined $359 Million
The Federal Trade Commission has stopped an Internet scheme that allegedly used bogus “free” product offers that deceived consumers in the United States and other countries and charged them for products and services they did…
East Hartford Doctor Has Surgical License Suspended
Written by Theresa Sullivan Barger An East Hartford doctor had his license to practice surgery permanently restricted by the state Medical Examining Board Tuesday. The board also fined him $3,000. Dr. Sultan Quraishi, who practices…
LIFE GOES ON: Manly-Man Yoga
MANLY-MAN YOGA So why am I, a psychologist, writing about yoga? Because it works to heal anxiety and depression. Have you ever observed a baby holding his feet up in the air while lying on…
Mediterranean Diet Good For Brain As Well As Heart
Another reason to eat a Mediterranean diet is that it will protect your brain as well as your heart, new research shows. According to today’s Wall Street Journal article by Jennifer Corbett Dooren, such a…