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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 …
Vitamin K is crucially important in enabling our blood to clot. It was originally identified by a Danish scientist who called it “koagulationsvitamin” referring to its ability to coagulate (clot), the blood.
Vitamin K is synthesized …
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 …
Hair loss in men and women can be psychologically damaging so it’s important to know what causes hair loss and what is considered normal hair loss.
Here are some facts about hair growth and loss:
We are …
Yes, there was a study done on this in order to evaluate different types of treatment for rhinitis (chronic runny nose). The study, conducted in Copenhagen, Denmark, took 80 hospital employees who were self-described as …
On average, we produce 1.5 liters of saliva a day – the equivalent of 2 bottles of wine! Anything less than 0.1ml/hr constitutes dry mouth – a seemingly benign problem that can lead to dental …
For a fascinating account of the history of human cadavers in research, look no further than Mary Roach’s book, Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers. Just how much a human stomach will hold depends …
Types of intestinal transplantation
A total of 185 intestinal transplantations were performed in 2008. Intestinal transplantations involve at a minimum, the transplantation of the small bowel (also referred to as the small intestine or jejunoileum) but …
I had a patient in her early 50s who came to me recently concerned about a number of small, round, raised, bright red lesions that were appearing on her trunk. Although they were painless, she was concerned about …
There are three phases to a cough which impacts its velocity:
inspiratory phase where pressure builds up in the thoracic cavity
the compressive phase when the thoracic and abdominal muscles contract
expiratory phase when the air is rapidly expelled
According to the …
