Post a CommentA Better Choice for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts?
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Tue, Mar 31, 2009, 4:32 pm PDTTraditionally, during coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) the heart is stopped and a pump outside the body continues to supply the body with blood. However, a technique devised about a decade ago (the…Read More
Is Alternative Medicine Legit?
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Thu, Mar 26, 2009, 5:19 pm PDTIf you've been following my blogs, you know I have serious reservations about alternative medicine. I come to this opinion from a specific perspective that was nicely articulated in a blog recently referred to…Read More
Panic Attack or Heart Attack?
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Mon, Mar 23, 2009, 1:16 pm PDTAbout 20 years ago, during a visit to our daughter, my wife had the sudden onset of shortness of breath and chest pain while she was taking a casual walk in the Boston Commons. Although the episode lasted for…Read More
Financial Conflicts and the FDA
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Mon, Mar 16, 2009, 2:36 pm PDTWe mostly think of the FDA as the government agency responsible for approving medications, but this agency is also responsible for the review and approval of the medical devices, such as pacemakers and breast…Read More
Colorectal Cancer Despite a Negative Colonoscopy
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Thu, Mar 12, 2009, 4:11 pm PDTI am a staunch advocate of screening by means of colonoscopy for the early detection and treatment of colorectal cancer, the second leading cause of cancer death in the U.S. When told that my colonoscopy was…Read More
Prescription Errors: Don't Be a Victim
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Tue, Mar 10, 2009, 2:55 pm PDTMedication errors are common, and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) estimates that 10 percent to 15 percent of these errors are caused by drug-name confusion. Confusing namesTrade names are chosen by…Read More
Screening Elderly Patients for Cancer
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Mon, Mar 09, 2009, 3:52 pm PDTIn August of 2008, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), a government-appointed panel of medical experts, said they were moderately certain that, for men aged 75 years or older, the potential harms…Read More
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