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 …

The thin criss-cross line of scars on her arms and the thickened scars along the base of her thumbs were a visible reminder of the many years of self-cutting that my patient felt compelled to …

Last year and earlier this year, Nestle discovered that its Virginia plant was the cause of an E. coli (Escherichia coli) outbreak that hospitalized 80 people in 33 states. At first stymied by the outbreak …

I was recently reminded of a patient who had a high fever and body aches with no other symptoms such as sore throat, sniffles, nausea, vomiting or diarrhea, no painful urination, no cough etc. Both she …

Medical researchers have found a way to identify Alzheimer’s disease years before people develop symptoms. The test samples spinal fluid, looking for amyloid beta, a protein fragment that forms plaques in the brain and tau, …

This question was raised by many readers of the NY Times health section and Dr. Peter Leone, associate professor at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine and Public Health, wrote a brief but …

Lorcaserin, a new weight loss drug, has been found to reduce weight by 5% or more, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The drug was also found to reduce …

Dr. David Dodick from the Mayo Clinic, responds to questions from readers in this NY Times article published 7/27/10. For the many migraine sufferers who wonder if migraines lead to a higher risk of strokes, …

I went to give blood last week and to my surprise, I was denied because my hemoglobin was too low. This is not the first time and it is probably due to my vegetarian diet. …

Many years ago I took care of an elderly woman in the nursing home who suffered from Clostridium difficile, or C. diff. for short. She had come to us from a local hospital suffering from …