The new antibiotic recently discovered may provide a powerful weapon in our arsenal against bacteria that have become resistant to antibiotics. But we need to be careful, because the “friendly fire” of this antibiotic may harm us.
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Surgeons perform operations that may be not beneficial. A look at sham operations, the ethics behind them, and the placebo effect.
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A serious, but preventable food-borne illness that can cause damage to the unborn child, and immunocompromised individuals. Yet, can be easily treated and simply prevented.
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The recent FDA study about the Lap-Band on patients who were obese but not morbidly obese has concluded and found to be safe and effective. This study was done over multiple centers with careful reporting of every adverse event.
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Epidural injections of steroids for back and neck pain have new warnings from the FDA, along with a more sobering comment – that they have never been shown to be effective or safe.
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Platelet Rich Plasma is a technique where an injection of the patient’s own blood is concentrated with the “healing factors” – but does it work? There is no good study saying it works. Athletes like Tiger Woods and others have tried it. But with years of use, there is no randomized, double blind study that shows efficacy.
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There is good news and bad news about increasing coverage of health care. Here are the simple facts of Obama-care and where we should go next with our system.
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It is time to end direct to consumer advertising of prescription drugs by Big Pharma. It serves no purpose but to drive up drug costs to the US. It is also time to allow importation of “like” drugs from Canada and Europe.
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Surgeons today are the modern priests of days gone by. We have our own holy garments, we purify our hands, we prepare. We are humbled by the body, because even the best of medicine, the best of preparation, the most careful handling of our patient’s tissues may not be enough.
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