Comments (1) | Post a CommentBlood 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
A New Dietary Supplement Scam
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Tue, Aug 18, 2009, 3:17 pm PDTBuyer beware: Dietary supplements marketed on Web sites with claims of treating specific diseases are a scam. The latest company to admit wrong doing is Techmedica.Since Techmedica Health, Inc., got into the…Read More
Whooping Cough Is 23 Times More Frequent in Unvaccinated Children
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Fri, Aug 14, 2009, 3:45 pm PDTNowadays, many parents are not letting their children get vaccinated for childhood diseases such as whooping cough (pertussis) and measles. Some of these parents have heard the (very much mistaken) claim that…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
MRI Not Allowed for Pacemaker Patients
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Fri, Aug 07, 2009, 5:59 am PDTRight now, people who have a heart pacemaker implanted in their chest cannot undergo a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan. Although pacemakers are miracle machines that do a good job of maintaining an…Read More
FDA Approves First New Drug for Treating Gout in 40 Years
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Wed, Aug 05, 2009, 5:54 pm PDTMany of us have seen cartoon depictions of an overweight man in obvious pain with his foot swathed in bandages and propped up on a stool. The artist might even have underscored the excruciating pain of an acute…Read More
Acetaminophin: Not as Safe as You Think
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Thu, Jul 02, 2009, 2:14 pm PDTAbout a month ago, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said that many over-the-counter (OTC) painkillers that contain acetaminophen will have to carry new warnings about potential dangers of liver…Read More
Type 2 Diabetes and Bone Fractures
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Fri, Jun 19, 2009, 1:37 pm PDTObesity is generally associated with a greater amount of bone mineral (as measured by bone mineral density, or BMD) and a lower likelihood of bone fractures. But even though most women with diabetes are…Read More
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