U.S. Alters Rule on Paying for End-of-Life Planning (NYT)
Provision attacked by health care opponents as sneaking “death panels” back into law. Withdrawn to allow more time for comment.
GOP Mistaken: Americans Don’t Want to Dismantle Obamacare (Gooznews)
One in four who oppose reform want it to be stronger, include public option
The Missing Person in the DSM (Psychiatric Times)
DSM diagnostic labels miss the uniqueness of the individual patient as a person
The gym is a genius con we should be ashamed to fall for (Guardian)
Exercise makes us hungry, not thin
Taking DNA Sequencing to the Masses (NYT)
Biotech entrepreneur promotes low-cost, compact Personal Genome Machine for use in clinics
Scientist Haunted By Misuse Of Drugs He Invented (NPR)
Drugs developed for brain research – and cures for depression or Parkinson’s – exploited by black market labs and sold as potentially dangerous street drugs. “Every time we make a molecule now, I do think, ‘Is this the one that’s going to be a problem?’ “
A Letter to the Board of Trustees of the APA (Psychiatric Times)
Allen Frances and Robert Spitzer voice reservations about DSM-5 review committee: Secrecy, lack of independence, too late)
On Road to Recovery, Past Adversity Provides a Map (NYT)
Mental toughness is like physical strength: It takes exercise to acquire it in the first place, but too much of it is overwhelming.)
Anonymity and the Dark Side of the Internet (NYT)
New book “The Offensive Internet.” Unless there is “some kind of chilling effect on false statements” on the Internet, the “proper functioning of democracy itself” may be endangered. Current law “no longer puts any obstacles in the way of the Sociopath.”
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