University College London researchers' study of 10, 000 English people also suggested future disability and poorhealth could be predicted by the stateofa person's mind.
The rise of homeopathy, crystal healing, and all that jazz are worrisome, and their increasing popularity says a lot about the poorstateof science education and the loss of faith in the health care industry.
And though Mr Cardoso's ministers sometimes seemed afraid to defend their policies, Mr Covas relished taking on critics: last year, turning 70 and already in poorhealth, he had a series of public shouting-matches with striking state workers.