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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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Brown Adipose Tissue Burns More Calories Than White Adipose Tissue
Monday, 10 May, 2010 – 4:00 | No Comment
Brown Adipose Tissue Burns More Calories Than White Adipose Tissue

Brown adipose tissue is located in the neck area and is more physiologically active in this woman than in the man pictured.
We have two types of adipose (fat) tissue in our bodies: brown fat which …

The Cost of Mental Illness
Friday, 30 Apr, 2010 – 4:00 | No Comment
The Cost of Mental Illness

The two mental health disorders that I see most often in our practice are depression and anxiety and treating these disorders require lengthy office visits especially when diagnosing and treating the patient for the first …

Palliative Care: No Easy Answers
Monday, 5 Apr, 2010 – 4:01 | No Comment
Palliative Care: No Easy Answers

I took care of a close relative of mine, who in middle age, died of lung cancer. She struggled for 3 years with cancer before it took her life, but Margie never gave up despite …

What Is the Cost of No Health Care Reform?
Monday, 15 Feb, 2010 – 4:02 | No Comment
What Is the Cost of No Health Care Reform?

The Urban Institute (UI), an independent non-partisan policy institute, created in the 1960s to examine the problems facing American cities, released a paper in October 2009, entitled, “The Cost of Failure to Enact Health Reform: …

2 Promising MS Drugs in Trials
Friday, 29 Jan, 2010 – 4:19 | No Comment
2 Promising MS Drugs in Trials

The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) recently published 2 studies on some promising new treatment for relapsing/remitting multiple sclerosis (R/R MS). Both medications reduce the number of lymphocytes which play a role in the immune-mediated …

H1N1 (Swine Flu) Update
Friday, 25 Dec, 2009 – 4:48 | No Comment

As of  December 10, 2009 the CDC is reporting the 7th consecutive week of  national decreases in the number of doctor visits for flu-like illnesses. The CDC measures several key indicators: the number of medical …

Why You Should Lose Weight: Reason #47
Monday, 14 Dec, 2009 – 4:00 | No Comment
Why You Should Lose Weight: Reason #47

Ok I really haven’t listed 46 previous reasons for losing weight – largely because it’s self-evident. None-the-less, a new article published in New Scientist discussed why overweight and obese people get more infections: Because fat …

Embeda: Tamper Resistant Opioid
Wednesday, 25 Nov, 2009 – 4:08 | No Comment
Embeda: Tamper Resistant Opioid

The name says it all: Embeda – because embedded in this new opioid is what is known as an opioid antagonist – a medication guaranteed to reverse the action of any opioid – and it …

Changes in Screening for Cervical Cancer
Monday, 23 Nov, 2009 – 4:00 | No Comment
Changes in Screening for Cervical Cancer

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recently recommended that young women delay getting their first PAP test until the age of 21, citing unnecessary testing and potentially harmful treatment.  Previous guidelines recommended that young …

Study Finds Diabetics Not Eating Right: Really?
Friday, 20 Nov, 2009 – 4:04 | No Comment
Study Finds Diabetics Not Eating Right: Really?

I understand that the public sometimes scratches its collective head in wonder at the question under examination by some researchers. And sometimes the obvious needs to be quantified, verified and certified all in the name …