CATEGORY: Author Archive
Patient-centered Medicine
Who should decide and who should pay for your medical care? One of the most fundamental teaching concepts that physicians are exposed to the Hippocratic Oath. In taking the Oath, we swear to first do no harm as we work[...]
Rationing in the American Medical System
How Obamacare effects physicians and patients This week Brett and I are discussing rationing and medicine. As our population ages, and Obamacare has brought more people into the group receiving healthcare under the universal healthcare plan, we must have a[...]
What is a Compounding Pharmacy?
Why are compounding pharmacies important in the market? This week, Brett and I are discussing the way drugs are made and marketed in the United States. We talk about the production and the distribution systems and how they work. One[...]
Celiac Disease and Gluten Issues
This week my friend Brett and I are talking about Celiac Disease and Gluten issues in the American Diet. A recent Washington Post article claims that the incidence of Celiac Disease has increased four fold in the last twenty years.[...]
About BioBalance Health
Romondo Davis manages our Internet marketing and digital content. BioBalance Internet marketing specialist, Romondo Davis was Brett Newcomb’s guest on this week’s BioBalance Healthcast. Romondo summarized the show. I was honored to appear on Dr. Maupin’s podcast with Brett. I[...]
Dating Mores Evolve
Sex as a Part of the American Culture. This week my friend Brett and I are talking about the evolution of dating practices in the United States. We look at theories of evolution such as the Darwinian theory, and the[...]
Gender Specific Medicine
The Difference Between the Way Men and Women Metabolize Drugs. This week Brett and I are talking about an article that was just published at the end of January 2013 in the New York Times. This article takes a look[...]
What Doctors Need from Their Patients
Changing Times in your Doctor's Office. This week my friend Brett Newcomb and I are talking about changes in the way doctor’s offices work. When I first went into practice thirty years ago, I used to get calls at home[...]
Treatments for Erectile Dysfunction
Third of a Three Part Series on ED. This week, Brett and I finish our discussion of erectile dysfunction in men. We have spent two weeks talking about what it is and how it works (or does not) and this[...]
Erectile Dysfunction from a Psychological Perspective
Second of a Thee Part Series on ED. This week Brett and I continue our discussion of ED and men. We are focusing not on the mechanical or physical causes and problems that lead to loss of erections in men,[...]