Wolfgang K Piller MD

Peaceful Times

When the Christmas bells are ringing, our arteries will once again groan loudly. The traditional Christmas dinner of most Europeans alone will clock up an extraordinary 3000+ calories and Christmas does not end with the dinner.

Loneliness

Loneliness is a common feeling and happens when we have a mismatch between the quantity and quality of social relationships that we have, and those that we want.

Ungrateful Walking Dead

More evidence has been added to the assumption that low PSA levels predict the likelihood of developing prostate cancer, thus the final verdict about the frequency of screening is coming closer.

What Happened to the Plague?

But considering the Ebola hype, what really happened to the plague? The only disease mankind has been able to eradicate is smallpox, although the virus is still being stored in high security laboratories – in case one needs it!