Finally, the FDA in conjunction with its European equivalent has decided to suspend the sale of the blockbuster diabetic medication, Avandia, in Europe and to only allow sales of the drug in the US under …

This is a common complaint of middle-aged men and women that is characterized by multiple, tiny, white spots on the skin, usually less than 3 mm (1/10 of an inch). It is caused by sun …

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Bedbugs are on the rise as noted by the National Pest Management Association (NPMA) who surveyed its members. Ninety-five percent of NPMA’s members reported treating a bedbug infestation in the last year compared …

Tricholtillomania: A Medical Mystery
Trichotillomania is the uncontrollable urge to pull one’s hair out of the scalp, eyebrows or eyelashes. Very little is known about the disease but it is felt to be a neurohormonal disorder …

There is not an American who hasn’t noticed an  increase in obesity rates in this country over the past decades. There are multiple reasons given for this such as larger food portions (super-size syndrome), the rise of corn …

Bedbugs are on the rise considering that they had virtually disappeared in this country for about 50 years. Just why they are on the rise is a bit of a mystery to scientists.
Although several theories …

I have never prescribed weight loss medications to any of my patients and given the published studies, I don’t see myself ever prescribing them. Let me explain why.
There are five prescription medications approved by the …

Many people born into overweight or obese families, often feel that there is little they can do to escape their genetic destiny of obesity but new research out of England proved otherwise.
A recent study looked …

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 …