by wmfa | Jul 1, 2019 | Health
On Entering the Inferno-Hospitalization Recently I was diagnosed with Myasthenia Gravis which is a neuromuscular autoimmune disorder; fortunately it can be managed with medication and will not affect my career. But I want to review the experience as an example of what...
by wmfa | Jun 3, 2019 | Health
And More on the Medical Marijuana Scam The 2017 National Academy of Medicine (NAM) report says there is substantial evidence that cannabis is effective for the treatment of chronic pain. But the studies cited were small and only compared to placebo. So is it more...
by wmfa | May 14, 2019 | Health
More on the Medical Marijuana Scam The science on marijuana has developed greatly since 1999 when the government funded National Academy of Medicine (then called the Institute of Medicine) reassured us that both marijuana and prescription opioids posed little societal...
by wmfa | Mar 31, 2019 | Health
On the Medical Marijuana Scam In the summer of 1971 I was commanding a tank platoon on the Hohenfels training ground in Germany. My platoon was pursuing an enemy platoon that was withdrawing. My eyes were fixed on the retreating platoon so that it did not get away; we...
by wmfa | Mar 2, 2019 | Health
On Internet Addiction Silicon Valley has become a malevolent force in our lives because it gives us what we want, so much so that it often crowds out what we need. This is by intention, and now so obvious that the tech giants can no longer hold their Venetian masks in...
by wmfa | Feb 1, 2019 | Health
On Latch-key Society In last month’s blog I discussed how both parents must work to make ends meet. I was born in 1951 to an 18 year-old mother and a 22 year-old father. My mother was a homemaker and did not work. My father was a bricklayer, yet when I was 7 years old...
