Comments (3) | Post a CommentShould Everyone Get the H1N1 Flu Shot?
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Thu, Oct 29, 2009, 3:36 pm PDTWe've all heard that this year's flu season could be more deadly due to the H1N1 virus. In fact, the CDC confirms that flu-related hospitalizations and deaths are already high and rising across the U.S. …Read More
End-of-Life Counseling Is Not Euthanasia
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Tue, Oct 27, 2009, 5:30 pm PDTTo offset the shrill cries of those opposing the health-care-reform bill's end-of-life counseling provisions, I would like to insert a calmer word: End-of-life counseling is not aimed at euthanizing grandma or,…Read More
When Drug Companies Go Too Far
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Tue, Oct 13, 2009, 5:07 pm PDTLargest-ever fine imposed by the FDA for promoting off-label drug usePharmaceutical giant Pfizer crossed the line recently when the company paid doctors to attend lavish meetings that promoted FDA-approved…Read More
Deadly Snoring
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Mon, Sep 28, 2009, 5:59 pm PDTIt's often the source of jokes, but loud snoring is no laughing matter. Estimates are that 45 percent of men and 30 percent of women snore, and this snoring can sometimes point to a harmful condition called…Read More
Reduce Your Exposure to Toxic Chemicals
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Thu, Sep 24, 2009, 5:35 pm PDTA 50-page article in the latest issue of Endocrine Reviews describes how some environmental chemicals (called endocrine-disrupting chemicals) can affect male and female reproduction, thyroid hormone function,…Read More
Congressional Health Care Bills: Pros and Cons
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Wed, Sep 16, 2009, 3:40 pm PDTI'm delighted that President Obama has said he will not sign a health care bill unless it includes an emphasis on efforts to prevent disease as a way of cutting the future costs of health care. But where would…Read More
Scorecard for the War on Drugs
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Wed, Sep 09, 2009, 1:38 am PDTI readily admit to having a considerable amount of prejudice against our illegal-drug laws ever since "druggies" broke my jaw and stole our car in front of a local ATM. This experience made me think about the…Read More
Blood Pressure Meds to Lessen CVD Risk
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Thu, Sep 03, 2009, 9:29 pm PDTBritish researcher Malcolm Law suggests that all older people should take an anti-hypertensive medication. He bases this assertion on an analysis of 147 clinical trials which showed that all classes of blood…Read More
Worried About a High Lipoprotein-A Level?
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Thu, Sep 03, 2009, 12:04 am PDTAlong with watching our low-density lipoprotein (LDL) levels so as to decrease our heart-attack risk, doctors now say we should also be keeping an eye on a substance called lipoprotein a [Lp(a)]. Recent studies…Read More
Managing a Peptic Ulcer
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Wed, Aug 26, 2009, 12:33 am PDTPeptic ulcers are open sores in either the stomach (called a gastric ulcer) or in the initial part of the small intestine (a duodenal ulcer). But, contrary to what many have believed, excessive stress and worry…Read More
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