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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 …
The cover article on the July 2009 issue of New Scientist looks at how calorie counts on nutrition labels can be off by as much as 25% depending on, among other things, how the food …
David A. Kessler M.D., commissioner for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration from 1990 to 1997, wrote “The End to Overeating” in an attempt to understand what drives people to overeat. The science of overeating …
The following women are at high risk for developing ovarian cancer:
women who carry a BRCA mutation
women with a family history of breast or ovarian cancer (in 2 or more relatives) particularly if it occurred before …
This is an interesting short history of the 1918-1919 Great Influenza Pandemic that struck world-wide, killing an estimated 20-50 million people. Approximately 500,000 people died as a result in the U.S.
As mentioned in a previous …
Given my recent article about bedbugs, Bedbugs Do Not Carry Disease, this article, written by Walecia Conrad, and recently printed in the NY TImes (July 10, 2009), is particularly timely and discusses what one should do in vis-a-vis …
A new study published in the NEJM (July 2, 2009) looked at survival rates of the elderly who had cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) performed on them while in the hospital between the years 1992 and 2005. …
In order to prevent secondary bacterial infections that influenza predisposes us to, those who have not been immunized against streptococcal pneumonia should receive the vaccine. This will help decrease the morbidity and mortality associated with …
