The country’s obesity epidemic continues to rise according to a report released by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and Trust for America”s Health (TFAH). This, the 7th annual report released by the joint efforts …
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The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), is responsible for testing and evaluating vaccines. Currently, NIAID is conducting clinical trials for a vaccine to protect …
This year’s recent outbreak of H1N1 (Swine) flu has highlighted the need for tests that can quickly detect the presence of Influenza A. So how effective are the tests in picking up the presence of …
Two studies recently reported on the connection between high triglycerides and diabetic related amputations. Published recently online in Diabetes (2009) and Lancet (2009), one linked high triglycerides to diabetic neuropathy, (the leading cause of amputations …
When a loved one suffers a cardiac arrest and ends up in a coma (called “anoxic-ischemia encephalopathy), what if any, are the predictors of a good outcome? How much time should elapse before the decision …
The medical journal, The Clinical Advisor, recently published an article about the benefits of vinegar written by Sherril Sego, MS, FNP. What interested me were two studies that showed the beneficial effects from vinegar on reducing …
The cover article on the July 2009 issue of New Scientist looks at how calorie counts on nutrition labels can be off by as much as 25% depending on, among other things, how the food …
This was an interesting case that I read about recently involving a 52 year old man who presented with left hearing loss that occured abruptly the day earlier. He reported a sense of fullness in …
The immunosuppressant medication, rapamycin, has been long used to prevent rejection of transplanted organs. Because it regulates cell growth, rapamycin has been used in a variety of medical treatments including as a coating on coronary …
David A. Kessler M.D., commissioner for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration from 1990 to 1997, wrote “The End to Overeating” in an attempt to understand what drives people to overeat. The science of overeating …
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 …
As we age, our respiratory tract becomes less elastic and more rigid including the tiny air sacs where oxygen exchange occurs. In addition, our chest wall becomes a little more rigid, not expanding in the …
