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 …
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Ever wonder if you would be squeamish giving mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to a stranger and therefore be afraid to help with CPR? Or have you worried you might not remember the correct ratio of mouth breaths …
This question was raised by many readers of the NY Times health section and Dr. Peter Leone, associate professor at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine and Public Health, wrote a brief but …
Disclaimer: Vegetarians will have to close their eyes and block their ears to avoid the following research findings: eating meat helped our brains grow larger and this dietary change, around 2.5 million years ago, helped …
Lorcaserin, a new weight loss drug, has been found to reduce weight by 5% or more, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The drug was also found to reduce …
There are fewer complications from weight-loss surgery according to a study released this month in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). Medical researchers from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, analyzed the data …
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 …
Dr. David Dodick from the Mayo Clinic, responds to questions from readers in this NY Times article published 7/27/10. For the many migraine sufferers who wonder if migraines lead to a higher risk of strokes, …
I went to give blood last week and to my surprise, I was denied because my hemoglobin was too low. This is not the first time and it is probably due to my vegetarian diet. …
I had an immediate reaction when I read the headline, “Should Patients Read the Doctor’s Notes?” in the New York Times this week. Yet this interesting question is being tested out on 25,000 patients and …
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 …
