A Look at Oncology Medication Management
Each day, in the U.S. alone, over 4000 more people are diagnosed with cancer. In 2010, there were 13.8 million cancer survivors alive and some 18.1 million people in the…
TDI-132 Shows Promising Results in the Treatment of ALS
ALS may be the most deadly disease many people have never heard of. ALS may be the most deadly disease many people have never heard of. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS),…
Treating the Healthy
Screening the apparently healthy potentially saves a few lives (although the National Cancer Institute couldn’t find any evidence for this in its recent large studies of prostate and ovarian cancer…
Disney Closes Fat Fighting Exhibit – Hurts Children’s Self-Esteem
Well some of this is finally coming full circle with making villains out of over weight children. We have just about villainized just about Well some of this is finally…
What I Saw/Learned at HIMSS12 – Highlights
It has taken me a while to catch up and recover from being at HIMSS12 last week, but I've finally had a chance to sit down and reflect on what…
The Power of Observational Studies
My colleage Gary Schwitzer at HealthNewsReview.org has a post today questioning the validity of observational studies (where epidemiological researchers look at selected variables in large populations to see if there…
Mississippi Becomes Bolder with Anti-Abortion Legislative Push
Posted in Politics & The Law Posted in Politics & The LawFrom one extreme to the other. Just as Washington state will become the first in the nation to guarantee…
Vitamins B, C, D and E and Omega-3 Support Better Cognitive Function
Researchers have linked specific vitamins and nutrients in the diet with cognitive performance and the risk of Alzheimer’s disease. The research, published in the journal Neurology, showed that people with…
Coordinating Care by Reporting What Didn’t Happen
Today, the health IT industry is in the early stages of sharing data about what happened. We share a patient’s medical history, test results, diagnosis, care plans, a physician’s notes…
Possibly the Best #Health Advice You Could Get!
I'm reading The Patient Paradox - about the medicalisation of the healthy. McCartney is a GP and she puts this so simply and eloquently, I had to share: I'm reading…
