Comments (137) | Post a CommentTattoo Method Shows Promise as Vaccine Delivery System
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Fri, Feb 08, 2008, 11:17 am PSTI've never understood the fascination with tattoos and even get annoyed when I see them. However, we may have a new, valuable use for them, or at least for the tool that creates them.Exciting studies now…Read More
Dealing With a Positive Gene Test for Breast Cancer
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Tue, Jan 15, 2008, 5:55 pm PSTYour test for a BRCA gene mutation has come back positive —what now? Here are some options available to you for early identification or prevention of cancers associated with BRCA mutations:Intensive…Read More
How Should the FDA Approve New Drugs?
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Tue, Oct 09, 2007, 6:54 pm PDTIs there a better way for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to go about approving new medications than the process that's in place right now?Approval of new drugs to treat chronic disorders is currently…Read More
New Pill: Stops Menstruation and Prevents Pregnancy
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Mon, Jun 18, 2007, 4:27 pm PDTThe FDA has approved Lybrel, a birth control pill that halts menstrual periods and prevents pregnancy for as long as a woman uses it. This pill, which will soon be marketed in packs of 24, is taken every day,…Read More
Q&A: Should Pregnant Women Have Tests for Abnormal Thyroid Function?
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Fri, Feb 23, 2007, 6:16 pm PSTQ. What thyroid abnormalities in pregnancy might adversely affect the mother or fetus?1. An underactive thyroid gland causes a condition referred to as hypothyroidism."Overt" hypothyroidism is associated with…Read More
Black Cohosh and Menopausal Symptoms
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Fri, Jan 05, 2007, 12:23 am PSTWomen vary widely in the frequency and severity of menopausal symptoms like hot flushes and night sweats. Some barely notice any symptoms, while others are severely troubled. Estrogen replacement has been shown…Read More
Faith-based Medicine
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Tue, Sep 19, 2006, 7:09 pm PDTFor decades Catholic hospitals have followed the practice of declining to perform abortions or to deliver other services they interpret as interrupting life after conception. But lately I've been hearing about…Read More
The Morning After Pill - Without a Prescription
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Fri, Sep 15, 2006, 5:01 pm PDTSome time ago, I served for several years on a U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory committee. All of us recognized that our role was purely advisory and that our recommendations might either be accepted…Read More
If not Hormones, Then What for Menopause Symptoms?
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Mon, Jul 03, 2006, 12:21 pm PDTWomen taking hormone replacement therapy to treat menopause symptoms must worry about increased risks for heart attacks, stokes, breast cancer, and blood clots.Many women have stopped taking estrogen on the…Read More
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