Ethics in Medicine

Hormone Use in Menopause Still in Doubt

  Not so sure about hormone replacement… Traveling ( in Stockholm for the ISAMS conference) so won’t discuss this at length.  But noteworthy is how...

Nutrition Facts: More than an apple a day

 Click here for this informative video about simple nutrition and lifestyle advice for better living and  longer life.  The presenter makes the scary point that...

Antibiotic Resistant Strains on the Rise

Experts are acknowledging the rise of resistance bacteria and, finally, the overuse of antibiotics, not only in humans but in animals too. Yikes! We’ve talked...

Too Many Antidepressants!!

  Maybe just sad for a day or two… As the kidz say, read the whole thing. A Glut of Antidepressants By RONI CARYN RABIN...

Epidemic of Absence

  Author of Epidemic of Absence I am making my way through “Epidemic of Absence” by Moises Velasquez-Manoff. (love the exotic name.)  It is a...

Renaming Cancer to Reduce Patient Risk

We discussed this on the blog a few years ago here.  In a nutshell, there are findings or dysplastic cells that when found on testing...

Parasitic Infections: Help Joint Inflammation?

This article lays out the possibility that certain helminths (worms) may prove to be beneficial for joint disease.  It is very early   Rethinking Bacteria...

Why Bacteria are Your Friends

I majored in Biochemistry in college and spent a year before Medical School working in the lab of Dr. Daniel Koshland.  He was a great...

Acupuncture Works for High Blood Pressure

Acupunct Electrother Res. 2013;38(1-2):1-15. The effect of acupuncture on high blood pressure of patients using antihypertensive drugs.Cevik C, Iseri SO. Dept. of Clinical Biochemistry, Director...

A Lone Researcher Casts Doubt on Lucrative Diabetes Drug

  Dr. Butler of UCLA Questions Safety of New Diabetes Drugs One of the key researchers who worked on Januvia, a new diabetes drug, is...