Thursday, May 31, 2012

All People Who Are Interested In "Prevention"

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Poor Skin!!!! Adjusting to Washington, DC

Since my move to Washington, D.C. in July this past summer, I've been on the go constantly. This has been quite the transition for me. I grew up in Florida and attended college in Florida. I was a Florida girl for two decades. But grad school beckoned me to D.C. I packed what I could fit into my jeep, uprooted from a comfy apartment,... Read moreChevron
Craig Stoltz

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Can Social Ties Stave Off Alzheimer's?

A new study confirms what previous research and intuition tell us: Connecting to other  people is good for your brain. In this case the research, published in the American Journal of Public Health, showed that memory declined at half the rate among socially engaged adults compared to their more isolated peers.   Three things you need... Read moreChevron
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ADHD: Lose Three Weeks of Work?

A Really Big Story yesterday on ADHD: A BMJ study finds adults with ADHD lose three weeks of work per year (via absence, lost efficiency, etc.) compared to coworkers without ADHD. Yikes. Let's dig in and figure out what this really means.   What you need to know:   1. A vast majority of the workers with ADHD were untreated.... Read moreChevron
posted 05/29/2008, comments (0)|
Craig  Stoltz

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Proscar, Aggressive Tumor Risk Questioned

Proscar, a widely used drug used to shrink the prostate, may not cause aggressive prostate cancer tumors after all. Back in 2003, a big government study found that Proscar reduced risk of developing prostate cancer by 25 percent--but appeared to boost the incidence of aggressive, potentially lethal tumors.   Well, five years later doctors... Read moreChevron
posted 05/21/2008, comments (0)|
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Sen. Kennedy and the Brain Tumor: Zebras, Not Horses

A well-worn phrase in the world of medicine is, "When you hear hoofbeats, think horses, not zebras." The idea is that when you're trying to make a diagnosis, focus first on the most likely possibilities, not the rare and exotic (and often more fearsome) ones.   Well, Sen. Edward Kennedy wound up with a zebra.   After his seizure last... Read moreChevron
posted 05/20/2008, comments (0)|