Statins Interfere with Exercise Fitness?
Not so fast with statins This post on a study showing that statins, for some reason, can undercut the fitness benefits of an exercise...
Depression AND Antidepressants Associated with Gut Infection
It only seems logical that drugs with such broad reaching effects as antidepressants would have an effect on the gut. In this study, the correlation...
Progess. Hazard Warning for Bisphenol A
Bisphenol A, chemical endocrine disruptor might get a hazard warning. We’ve been discussing this on the blog for a few years now. (Here, here...
Hazards of Robotic $urgery
Meeting with another Sales Rep? No thanks. I’m getting quite crabby posting on the “Follow the Money” theme. Who would have guessed that these...
Hazards of sleeping medications
Sleep better with Acupuncture! Informative article on insomnia and ways to mitigate it. Even I was surprised at the following facts. (We’ve discussed insomnia...
Making the Invisible Visible
Acupuncture Increases Vagal Tone too We all know it’s hard to prove a negative. The term “Absence Blindness” refers to a concept that when...
Recommendation for Otitis Media: Watchful Waiting
New guidelines from the Academy of Pediatrics. We’ve discussed the conundrum of antibiotics for otitis media here and here. Having completed a Pediatric Residency and...
More Specialty Recommendations on Testing: First, Do No Harm
Here is a link to more recommendations about testing, which tests are worth it and which are not. Just a few things I learned. Colonoscopy...