There are several treatment options for people who suffer a vertebral compression fracture due to osteoporosis: kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty.
Kyphoplasty involves the use of an inflatable bone tamp into the fractured vertebra to elevate the fractured …

A small study of endurance athletes found that cardiac damage confined to one ventricle of the heart occurred immediately after a race. This condition largely resolved after one week.
Endurance athletes, defined as marathon runners, endurance …

A recent study published in The New England Journal of Medicine compared the 2 leading statins, Lipitor and Crestor, to see which one had the greatest impact on reducing the volume of plaque build-up. In …

This is a great video but it really needs to be slower – so be sure to hit the pause button in order to read the material.

This is a great video with one drawback – it goes way too fast so you’ll need to pause it frequently to read the material.

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is difficult to diagnose because the symptoms affect different body systems and do so at various times to various degrees. In fact the American College of Rheumatology has established a set …

What role does generosity within a marriage play? What does it mean to be generous in a marriage? What can we learn from it?
These questions and more were raised by researchers at the University of Virginia’s Marriage Project. Their …

So if you’re looking for another reason why you should be out exercising, this might nudge you off the couch: mental functioning (including memory and skilled task performance) improves with exercise regardless of one’s age. Said …

Celiac disease was thought to occur in 1:10,000 Americans according to experts as recently as 1999. Thought of as a European disease, many specialists believed celiac disease was on the decline – this despite the …

I have not started anyone on dabigatran, a newer oral anticoagulant that doesn’t require frequent blood monitoring of a patient’s INR, (blood clotting time) and is not affected by diet. For patients on warfarin …