When health care was last dealt with in 1993, a reform proposal was sent to Congress that promised to restructure health care. But the existing interest groups managed to kill the proposal. Now that all of the stake holders are at the table in the latest effort to reform health care, it is guaranteed that […]
The near-win of Tom Watson at the British Open Golf Tournament at the age of 59 gives us the impetus to address the issue of healthy aging. Everywhere the elderly are sticking around, in careers, in positions of power, and even in sports where youthful eyeballs, strength, and stamina confer an advantage. The present concern […]
Dr. Siegfried Othmer the Chief Scientist for the EEG Institute goes onlinewithandrea to discuss Neurofeedback and how it is used to help conditions such as Anxiety, Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Depression, Seizures, Post Traumatic Syndrome, ADD/ADHD, Sleep Disorders, and many others. Hosted by Andrea R. Garrison This interview is approximately 2.5 hours in length. To listen […]
Some years ago the parent of an ADHD child we had trained told us, “I would have given my house for what you have done for my child.” Nowadays such sentiments are more likely to be expressed by parents of autistic children. Not every person who pays for our services feels this way, but clearly […]
Several disjoint pieces of information have been intruding on my consciousness for some while. At last year’s NBA finals, a courtside seat at Staples Center went for more than $27,000. That was for a single game. At about the same time, I noticed an ad informing readers that the 99cent store also had a bridal […]
The Return of a Romantic Age of Science
The recent death of Joel Weisman, MD, presents another occasion to reflect upon the process of scientific research at its very early stages, where the usual rules by which knowledge is enshrined are not yet in place. Weisman was a general practitioner in our home town of Sherman Oaks in 1980 when he noticed three […]