Bacteria: More friend than foe? Part I
File under “First Do No Harm” and the hazards of antibiotics, I will try to summarize the fascinating article in the October 22nd issue of...
“Spinal” Steroid Shots Leading to Meningitis and Other Ills
“Not only were these people killed, but there was no ethical reason to give this treatment” There has been an outbreak of meningitis cases linked...
Sinusitis: Not enough Bacteria?
In the ongoing discussion of whether or not we are too clean, there is an interesting study from UCSF looking at the actual types of...
BPA and Childhood Obesity
I did a previous post on the dangers of BPA found in food cans and even receipts from cash machines. A new study reported on...
Turn off the Computer Before Bed!
We’ve discussed tricks to improve sleep quality on the blog before, but this reiterates the wisdom of turning off the screen well before time to...
From SF Chronicle: Rethinking overtreatment and screening
Readers of this blog are very familiar with this topic. I think it’s very important, mainly because one of our first responsibilities as physicians is...
Risks of Hygiene Examined
I did a recent blog post on a thought-provoking theory of autoimmune diseases and autism. The theory is that we evolved in conjunction with parasites...
Antibiotics and Serious Side Effects
A long article about various dangerous side effects of common antibiotics. Fluoroquinolones are among the most common prescribed with serious side effects, including possible fibromyalgia...