Jesus Christ was crucified because he stood up for the truth. Martin Luther King was assassinated because he stood up for the truth. Mohandas K Gandhi was jailed by the British because he stood up for truth. Nelson Mandela was jailed because he stood up for the truth. These men of history had many enemies who were both envious and fearful of the effects they had on the people around them. The Jews were petrified that one of their own would upset their theological apple c

The mind is a metaphysical understanding of the brain, which itself is an organ susceptible to tangible surgical dissection. The nerve cells of the brain in all their complexity, are simply the foundation and framework on and around which the mind dances. The human mind is considered different to the mind of a dog, to name but one of many creatures, in that humans consider their version to have increased cognitive abilities. It is from the power of these cognitive processes t

An article published in the New Jersey rag, the Star Ledger, on February 15th 2014 by Brent Johnson describes the long and complicated legal battle that preceded the decision medical board, which has since been replaced by Governor Christie due to the fact it was illegally constituted, to improperly revoke the medical license of minimally invasive pioneer Dr. Richard Kaul. The absurdities and overtly political nature of this case demonstrate a complete lack of knowledge of th

There is no question that as the global population becomes increasingly industrialized the incidence of spine related complaints will increase and with this there will be an elevated demand for medical services. Currently there remains significant disparity between both the amount and the quality of spine related medical services with the majority of the global population either unable to afford or unable to access the appropriate care. The economic importance of treating spi

The insurance industry commenced in the dingy back room of a coffee shop in the east end of London approximately three hundred years ago, on the back of the slaving industry. A group of English opportunists decided to exploit the fear of cargo loss experienced by the British slavers as they crossed the Atlantic with their human currency. In fact the first recorded case of ‘insurance fraud’ occurred in 1767 when one of their insured clients threw his cargo overboard and subseq