Articles in General Health
Appendicitis occurs more frequently in men than women (3:2) and usually occurs in the second or third decade of life. Due to a number of factors, diagnosing acute appendicitis is more difficult in children under …
The New England Journal of Medicine published a study 2/11/10 that showed that childhood obesity doubled the risk of early death, defined as death before age 55. Childhood obesity is defined as having a body mass …
Limiting TV/computer time to less than 2 hours a night, family dinners (5 or more times a week) and getting a good night’s sleep (at least 10.5 hrs of sleep) lessen a child’s risk for obesity a new …
A large national clinical trial testing doses of Vitamin D and fish oil supplements is currently recruiting 20,000 older adults to examine the impact of Vit D and omega-3 fatty acids from fish oil supplements.
The study …
A “proof of principle” study using 3 simple and quick eye tests, correctly identified 69 out of 69 patients with stroke. All 69 of the patients had at least one risk factor for stroke (high …
Fatigue is a common complaint accounting for more than 10 million primary care visits each year. In fact, nearly 50% of the population will report feeling fatigued if asked.
Aside from the obvious causes of fatigue such as …
Scabies is a contagious disease caused by the mite Sarcoptes scabiei, in which the female mite burrows into the epidermis (the upper skin level) where it lays its eggs. It is trasmitted from person to …
The FDA is working on a list of approved drugs for use during pregnancy. Since medications are not generally tested in this population, it is difficult to find a list of approved medications for breast-feeding …
Hemochromatosis is a hereditary disorder in which the body absorbs too much iron which then accumulates in the liver, pancreas and heart as well as other glands. This overload causes the organ to eventually fail …
Who knew? An on-line article from Time/CNN recently reported on several studies that counter the long-held belief that running is bad on the joints and leads to early osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee.
OA is frequently …
