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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 …
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 …
