Can You Trust the Research Findings You Read on The Internet?

• By: Irene S. Levine, PhD Jerome Levine, MD
• January 1st, 2010
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There’s always a new report hyping one type of health discovery or another. The results usually sound promising, or else they wouldn’t be newsworthy, but can you really believe everything you read on the Internet? Another case of caveat emptor or let the buyer beware—even if the information...

What to Say When Your Friend is Fired

• By: Irene S. Levine, PhD
• October 1st, 2009
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Given the current economic climate, most of us know someone who has lost a job since the start of the recession. Last January, the Washington Post reported that 2.1 million workers were fired last year in massive layoffs (affecting 50 or more workers), the second-highest figure since U.S....