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Dr. Stephen DeFelice joined in a TV interview and discusses his first novel, “Old Italian Neighborhood Values.” Take a look at the video, and pick up the book through Authorhouse or Amazon.

Originally published in The Westfield Leader on December 22, 2011 WESTFIELD – In his first book, “Drug Discovery: The Pending Crisis,” way back in 1972, Westfield physician Stephen L. DeFelice wrote, “Our present system of drug discovery is almost designed not to cure the great diseases that confront us. There is no doubt that many [...]

With the negative light now shining down upon the Catholic Church, the majority of Americans fail to appreciate the good that the Church does. Instead, the Church is portrayed in a negative way. From schools to parishes to charities to even the Vatican, the Catholic Church performs a broad range of charitable deeds that go [...]

“Make sure you know what size animal you are before you enter the jungle.” –Rudyard Kipling It was a sunny morning when I settled down for breakfast on my enclosed porch with my coffee and daily broccoli rape dish (at room temperature) reading through a stack of publications when I came upon two articles, published [...]

“In the end, more than freedom, they wanted security. They wanted a comfortable life, and they lost it all – security, comfort, and freedom. When the Athenians finally wanted not to give to society but for society to give to them, when the freedom they wished for most was freedom from responsibility, then Athens ceased [...]

                   The Demasculinzation Syndrome (DMS) and Fearless Mothers  The broad based intellectual, David Brooks, was hired by the New York Times as the conservative balance to its liberal op-ed columnists and editors. Well, it hasn’t quite turned out that way. It appears that he has a soft spot [...]

What is it about a mouse that provokes fear in the house? The classic story “Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse” is considered a comforting bedtime tale even though the house had a mouse! Walt Disney’s beloved Mickey has been entertaining generations [...]

Though discovered awhile back, few are aware that when the oxygen supply to your heart is dangerously low due to coronary artery blockage- the step before both a fatal and non-fatal heart attack – oftentimes you don’t know it! When I trained as a doctor we were taught that when the heart’s blood supply was [...]

Lately, I have been waking up in the middle of the night with my mind racing with a long list of things to do, bills to pay and loved ones to worry about.  Last week I had a nice lunch reminiscing with two good friends from high school days, and yesterday I received an email [...]

Most men I know dread a trip to the grocery store.  They usually end up aimlessly wandering the aisles looking for items on their list from coffee to cucumbers. Now, the perfect solution – A MAN AISLE!!  The clever grocery owner of Westside Market in New York, 43 year old Ian Joskowitz, a man of [...]