Who knew? A breastfeeding mother who expresses her milk during the day and then gives it to her infant that evening may actually be depriving that baby of a good night’s sleep. Apparently, sedatives are …

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 New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) recently published an article about the government’s lack of oversight in dietary supplements, appropriately titled, “American Roulette – Contaminated Dietary Supplements“. Dietary supplements (which include botanical products, vitamins …

Medical researchers at University College London have come up with a way to produce regulatory T-cells, highly specialized immune cells that regulate the body’s immune response. Normally making up less than 1% of the body’s …

Solar lentigo (liver spots) are common, flat brown spots that occur on parts of the body that have been exposed to excessive sun. They are benign and not associated with the liver, despite its name.
Usually …

The latest issue of New Scientist magazine reports that the FDA may soon be banning the combination alcohol/caffeine drinks currently on the market.  The FDA, acting on the request of the National Association of Attorneys …

Post  menopausal uterine bleeding is any abnormal bleeding that occurs in women who no longer menstruate. Although only about 10% of cases will be due to endometrial cancer, post-menopausal uterine bleeding must always be thoroughly …

Schatzki’s ring is an abnormal narrowing of the esophagus that occurs in the lower esophagus where it meets the stomach. The cause of this narrowing is not thought to be congenital.
Treatment involves dilatation of the …

Dysmenorrhea means painful menstruation and comes from the Greek (dys – painful, abnormal; men – month; rhein  – to flow).  It is considered primary if there is no pathological physical findings that cause it and  …

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 …