Unfortunately, there is a real lack of studies comparing one triptan medication to another but in the absence of head-to-head studies, this is what we do know about triptans, one of the most commonly used …
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The thin criss-cross line of scars on her arms and the thickened scars along the base of her thumbs were a visible reminder of the many years of self-cutting that my patient felt compelled to …
Last year and earlier this year, Nestle discovered that its Virginia plant was the cause of an E. coli (Escherichia coli) outbreak that hospitalized 80 people in 33 states. At first stymied by the outbreak …
Anyone who has had sciatica knows how terribly painful this nerve problem is. I liken it to a severe, chronic toothache. Pain medication, even narcotics, does little to dull the pain. This inflammation of the …
The pirifiormis muscle should not be overlooked as the cause of sciatica. This video does a great job showing just why this muscle can cause sciatica.
If you spend a lot of time figuring out what kind of running shoe is best suited to your foot, you are probably wasting your efforts according to a study published in The American Journal of Sports Medicine. Analyzing …
Why is it that gastric bypass surgery on average allows people to lose one third of their body weight while those people who undergo lap band surgery have a harder time losing weight?
The answer probably …
I was recently reminded of a patient who had a high fever and body aches with no other symptoms such as sore throat, sniffles, nausea, vomiting or diarrhea, no painful urination, no cough etc. Both she …
Medical researchers have found a way to identify Alzheimer’s disease years before people develop symptoms. The test samples spinal fluid, looking for amyloid beta, a protein fragment that forms plaques in the brain and tau, …
A billionth of a gram of urishiol, the toxic oil from poison ivy, on your skin, is all it takes to develop the blistery, itchy rash associated with exposure to poison ivy. Hot, dry conditions …
Bacteria growing on a petri dish
Here’s a interesting fact to consider next time you cut yourself or have a cold: A single bacterium doubles every 30 minutes. Allowed to multiply unchecked, this single bacterium becomes …
As we age, our respiratory tract becomes less elastic and more rigid including the tiny air sacs where oxygen exchange occurs. In addition, our chest wall becomes a little more rigid, not expanding in the …
