Comments (1) | Post a CommentHigh Vitamin E Intake by Moms-to-Be
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Mon, Apr 20, 2009, 2:33 pm PDTA recent study from the Netherlands examined the vitamin E intake of mothers whose newborns were diagnosed with heart abnormalities, compared to that of mothers whose babies had no heart defects. Heart defects…Read More
Save Money on Statins
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Fri, Apr 10, 2009, 1:28 pm PDTBrand-name statins are expensive. Reduced-price generics are available from U.S. pharmacies for all except 2 of the more potent statins—atorvastatin (Lipitor) and rosuvastatin (Crestor). You can also greatly…Read More
Aortic Stenosis Is a Life-Threatening Problem
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Thu, Apr 09, 2009, 2:36 pm PDTThe dangers of aortic valve disease, or aortic stenosis (AS), have gained public attention by recent reports that 83-year-old former first lady Barbara Bush received an aortic valve replacement and that…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
A 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
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