“Poor little Kenya. That’s the message the media have been sending as the United Nations and European nations hold out this African country as the poster child of America’s environmental sins. In the weeks leading up today’s presentation of oral arguments in Massachusetts v. EPA — the Supreme Court case in which northeastern states are […]
“If you’re in the hospital, you may find yourself under the care of a hospitalist: a physician who manages your care in the hospital, then transfers responsibility back to your regular doctor when you’re discharged. Although some clinicians worry that this system may disrupt the traditional doctor-patient relationship, many agree that hospitalists can better attend […]
“So the news is finally out, after months of speculation. Pfizer, the #1 drug company which started the arms race among pharmaceutical sales forces, is finally cutting back. And they’re not cutting back lightly. 20% reduction is a huge change when it comes to the 11,000 sales people they have on board. Most doctors, however, […]
“It would never have occurred to me that a cupcake could stir so much passion. Earlier this year, while school leaders were discussing the growing national problem of childhood obesity, there was a brief conversation about the presence of cupcakes in classrooms. As word of the confectionary controversy broke out, parents and community members were […]
“As marriage progresses and women enter their fourth decade of life and beyond, their desire fades. And men, their performance wanes. What to do? Before this report reveals nutritional aids to sexual performance, it should be emphasized that a recent study of middle-aged women with low sexual desire found that lack of intimacy, privacy, partner […]
“In everything from neurology to medicine, the West is now starting to listen to wisdom from the East. A major drug company is using Chinese medicine, which relies on natural ingredients, in its search for new medicines. He describes how Chinese botanist Shen Jingui is searching for a tiny flower called the snow lotus, that […]
“As a yoga instructor in New York City, Jennifer Parmelee knows what to do to find her inner calm when hit with daily stresses. Instead of feeling overwhelmed by pressures or annoyances like being stuck in the subway, Parmelee uses them to keep her motivated. ‘You need stress to a certain degree,’ she says. ‘You […]
“Scientists in the UK have identified ‘oligomeric procyanidins’ as the likely ingredient in red wine’s polyphenols that contributes to heart health and longevity. And some red wines contain more procyanidins than others. In the journal Nature, Dr. Roger Corder, from Queen Mary’s School of Medicine and Dentistry in London, and his associates note that not […]
“The Medicare drug benefit has come in way under budget this year, which supporters boast is a testament to the benefits of competition. Instead of costing about $43 billion this year, it will cost about $30 billion. ‘The costs have been driven down not by the government but by the collective voices of millions of […]
“A new urine test can tell prostate cancer from an enlarged prostate — but can’t tell whether the cancer is deadly. The test, from San Diego-based Gen-Probe, is approved in some European countries but not in the U.S. It detects genetic material — RNA — from prostate cancer gene 3 or PCA3. PSA Predicts Prostate […]
