The only medicine for suffering crime and all other woes of mankind is wisdom. Teach a man to read and write and you have put into his hands the great keys of the wisdom box. But it is quite another thing to open the box.
There are in truth no specialties in medicine since to know fully many of the most important diseases a man must be familiar with their manifestations in many organs.
The universal medicine for the Soul is the Supreme Reason and Absolute Justice for the mind mathematical and practical Truth for the body the Quintessence a combination of light and gold.
The decision is 'trust fund' versus 'no more Medicaid' - and that shouldn't be a tough decision.
If you start using a medication in a person with autism you should see an obvious improvement in behavior in a short period of time. If you do not see an obvious improvement they probably should not be taking the stuff. It is that simple.
I'm thankful for the incredible advances in medicine that have taken place during my lifetime. I almost certainly wouldn't still be here if it weren't for them.
One of the biggest challenges to medicine is the incorporation of information technology in our practices.
The reality is that what you find out is that your head is the medicine. If your head is not in the right place and you don't think positively all the medicine technology in the world is not going to work.
Looking down the road space exploration and the benefits it yields - in medicine and information technology - should not be overlooked.
Technology has a shadow side. It accounts for real progress in medicine but has also hurt it in many ways making it more impersonal expensive and dangerous. The false belief that a safety net of sophisticated drugs and machines stretches below us permitting risky or lazy lifestyle choices has undermined our spirit of self-reliance.