Until there is evidence that the benefits of a daily dose of alcohol outweigh the risks, most people won't be able to take a doctor's prescription to the neighbourhood bar or liquor store.
Other emails ask for registration fees for conferences allegedly sponsored by WHO and for hotel reservations, again with the promise of certain benefits.
The benefits of preoperative biliary drainage, which was introduced to improve the postoperative outcome in patients with obstructive jaundice caused by a tumor of the pancreatic head, are unclear.
Some scientists have argued a subset of these high-achievers can be classified as "positive perfectionists, " those who reap the benefits of perfectionism without falling victim to its ills.
The human body is so devoted to warding off potential starvation that in a society of plenty, innate weight-control mechanisms may harm more than they help.