Drugmaker Pfizer is reporting that a chewable form of its cholesterol drug Lipitor has been approved for children in the European Union. This form of Lipitor can be used by children ages 10 and older who have high levels of trigylcerides and bad cholesterol, including those with familial hypercholesterolemia, an inherited condition that causes extremely high cholesterol.
Read moreA father sits in Miami, appalled at what has happened. His son not only committed suicide, but he did so on webcam for thousands of... Read more »
When someone asks me what my specialty is, I can simply say Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) and expect a puzzled,... Read more »
When my wife Sophy and I go to a mall together, she will predictably start salivating over the designer handbags. One look at a Kate Spade,... Read more »
It's a shocking title to a blog. Unfortunately it's also true. When you carry significant amounts of extra weight, you are basically... Read more »
You may have read about last week’s California cold snap that destroyed three-quarters of the state’s citrus crop. It wasn’t just... Read more »
California researchers have found that chewable aspirin is more readily absorbed into bloodstream, which may make it a better choice for people... Read more »
October 27: The pink ribbon has long been the symbol of breast cancer awareness. Some love it, wear it, display it, and identify with it. Others... Read more »
Affecting an estimated 4 1/2 million people in the United States, Alzheimer's disease (AD) is expected to become a growing medical, social, and... Read more »