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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: …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
An interesting study just released in the NEJM suggests that the old standby niacin (called Niaspan in its extended release form) is superior in reducing carotid plaque buildup than the more expensive ezetimibe (Zetia) when combined …
Jay Butler, MD, from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reports that 45-52 million doses of the new H1N1 (Swine) flu vaccine will be available by mid-October followed by weekly availability for up to 195 …
When a loved one suffers a cardiac arrest and ends up in a coma (called “anoxic-ischemia encephalopathy), what if any, are the predictors of a good outcome? How much time should elapse before the decision …
