Comments (2) | Post a CommentHepatitis C: Should You Be Tested?
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Fri, Nov 13, 2009, 3:21 pm PSTFor at-risk people, the answer is yes, and soon! The hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the leading cause of liver failure, liver cancer, and liver transplantation in the U.S. Estimates are that HVC kills more than…Read More
Should 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
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
Health Discomforts and Dangers During Air Travel
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Thu, Aug 13, 2009, 1:35 am PDTDespite all the statistics showing how safe air travel is, I do fear flying. I'm one of the many worried fliers overcome with anxiety and stress whenever air turbulence shakes the plane enough for us to imagine…Read More
Voluntary Withdrawal of an Alternative-Medicine Product
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Wed, Jun 03, 2009, 12:50 pm PDTThe California company Bodee LLC recently announced a "voluntary" recall of all its products promoted under the names of Zencore and Zencore Plus, which the company claimed were cures for erectile dysfunction…Read More
Should You Get a Second Opinion?
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Thu, Apr 30, 2009, 1:38 pm PDTYour internist has determined that you have cancer of the pancreas and has referred you to a surgeon. You visit the surgeon, who agrees with the diagnosis and suggests making arrangements for an operation at…Read More
Know Your Doctors
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Sun, Apr 05, 2009, 2:20 am PDTIn an article recently published in Archives of Internal Medicine, researchers at the University of Chicago found that 75 percent of hospitalized patients could not name even one of the doctors who were taking…Read More
Ringing in the Ears
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Thu, Apr 02, 2009, 5:30 pm PDTTinnitus is the false perception of sound in one or both ears or around the head, in the absence of an external source. The sound can take a variety of forms, such as ringing, whooshing, buzzing, hissing, and…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
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