The largest epidemic of Pertussis (whooping cough) is on-going – fueled in part by people who refuse to vaccinate their children, but more from adults who don’t know that the vaccine they had in childhood has worn off. If you are going to come in contact with an infant or newborn, do them a favor- get vaccinated today- it is easy, inexpensive, and you will be doing your part to stem this deadly epidemic.
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Recent headlines stating “eggs are as bad as smoking” from a single article. Turns out the article was a poorly done article whose conclusions are highly suspect. Here are the reasons why.
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Beware of Big Nutra – a 34 billion dollar industry that is unregulated and yet has the blessing of Congress. It is time to put an end to how these devices, pills, and treatments go unregulated allowing consumers to not only waste money, but possibly time they could use for treatments that work.
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As with “Prohibition” the ban of foie gras in California is starting some new industries — “duckeasies” and other ways of getting around the ban on this unctuous food. Instead of learning to produce the foie gras as has been done in Spain, they seek either overcome or get around the ban.
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Myths about the Canadian System of Health Care v. The United States continue to abound. Here are the facts about waiting times, coverage, and the drain of physicians to the US (hint- Canada has a better system than many would lead you to believe).
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When in comes to health care delivery, we know that how we are doing it in the United States is not cost effective, or patient centered. We begin a series today looking at pilot programs in and out of the United States to see models of health care delivery that might work for us.
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Two new drugs have been approved by the FDA for weight loss, but with very limited indications, and without knowing the long-term effect of these drugs on the heart. The drugs, Belviq and Qsymia have warnings and side effects.
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Prostate cancer now has a new weapon- waiting. Prostate cancer that is confined to the prostate, and is small may be best observed as opposed to removed with radical surgery.
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The first drug to prevent HIV has been approved by the FDA. Truvada, a drug that has been found to be effective, when used with condoms, to reduce the risk of transmission of HIV in couples where one is infected with HIV.
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