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Choosing healthy food is a challenge. Not because unhealthy food tastes so good, but because some things that seem healthy may not be. As I’ve said many times before in this blog, writers such as Gary Taubes have exposed the lack of proven research to demonstrate the healthiest aspects of diet. Gary Taube’s Good …
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The world of healthcare is in flux in many ways; more in the delivery and payment than in the scientific aspects of the enterprise. This is leaving the public and physicians themselves uncertain about the future of how medical care will be delivered and how insurance will provide coverage for that care and support …
Statin medications (Lipitor and Crestor) have been mainstays in the treatment of cholesterol for the past 30 years. They have a proven track record of safety and effectiveness in preventing heart attacks and strokes. Although serious side effects from these medications are very very uncommon (I’ve never seen any in my practice over 30 years), …
With Senator McCain’s diagnosis of glioblastoma just announced, I think it will have each of us thinking about this unlikely condition and the possibility that we might have symptoms that suggest a brain tumor. Patients often worry about such diagnosis when they have persisting headaches or strange head pains, but doctors know that such symptoms …