Mammography: Effectiveness Still Under Scrutiny
First Do No Harm From the recent New England Journal of Medicine, their conclusion from examining the data “Although it is not certain which...
The Big Picture:Sunday Morning Philosophizing
One of the themes that pervade modern U.S. life. from the Big Short, by Michael Lewis p.110 “In public markets, you have people focused on...
Clostridia Dificile on the Rise
We’ve been discussing C.Dif (Clostridia Dificile) in the context of encouraging good bacteria. This is from the most recent Anesthesiology Today. Dramatic Rise in Hospital...
Benefits of Probiotics
Rethinking Bacteria Discussed the new trend in thinking about bacteria in the body and how to foster a healthier population here and here, in...
Another Article on Steroid Injection Risk
For Back Pain: Relax! Or try acupuncture! We’ve covered the hazards of epidural steroid injections here. But this article is a good summary of...
Chernobyl Clean up Crew: Leukemia
No More. This comes as no surprise. There are some anti-nuclear activists who won’t even drink French wine since the fallout was all over...
Antidepressants: #1 Drug
Are Pills the Answer? Rate of antidepressant drugs has increased 400% if you compare 1988-94 to 2005-2008. Depressing…Some concerns about antidepressants here, here, and...
Pediatricians Using More Caution With Antibiotics
Use Antibiotics Judiciously! We have discussed the perils of too many antibiotics in the blog quite a bit, for example here, here, here, and...