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I always liked that saying about the canary. Perhaps it wasn’t such a good job being the canary, but the idea of a simple measure to assess a situation is a great idea, and the latest information on diabetic patients gives us just such information. Diabetic complications have fallen sharply over the past few decades, …
A patient told me about a 60-minutes piece on the over 80 population, covering the 90+ project at University of Irvine in California. There are many findings from the study that are contrary to population belief and expectation, and which they feel are revealed in the data they have collected to residents of Leisure World, …
There was a recent research article that I reviewed about smoking and the aging effects it has on the skin. It reappeared with some good pictures in the NY TIMES, so take a look and see how smoking makes one twin look older than the other. Here are the pics>>>>>>HERE
I just heard a ‘wild’ report from a newly pregnant woman when I asked her about all the new issues that pregnant woman have to deal with. I was thinking of issues of genetic screening, and cord blood banking….how woman were handling these new issues that had not confronted my wife and I when we …
This year’s LASKER -DEBAKEY AWARD was given to the researchers who developed the cochlear implant. This implant allows the profoundly deaf people to hear again, and was the result of multiple collaborators over the past few decades. To hear the story of these researchers and the dramatic impact they have had on deaf people’s lives …
As most of you know, I am not a huge proponent of vitamins, based on concerns about the potential negatives they can cause, as well as the lack of evidence for their general effectiveness. That said, there are situations in which vitamins can be considered and here is a list of my current recommendations, with …
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Colon cancer has a large preventable component through early screening and detection, and despite the general safety and tolerability of colonoscopy, many people hesitate due to the preparation required, or due to the perceived risk of the test (which is small..but real.) Other ways we screen for cancers and polyps is through testing for microscopic …
Pfizer and Lily have developed a new treatment medication, called a PK 4/6 inhibitor, that provides dramatic benefits for women with hormone sensitive breast cancer. Prolonged longevity and reduced death rate are seen with the well-tolerated medication, with additional testing pending to provide the final proof that the treatment should become widely used and widely …