Tuesday, November 17, 2009
The discovery came about by accident more than a decade ago: Weight-loss surgery often led to dramatic improvement in the control of Type 2 diabetes, often before patients left the hospital. Today, evidence of the connection is so solid that some doctors say surgery should be considered as a treatment for diabetes, regardless of a person's weight.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Medical offices around the country have been barraged by calls about the H1N1 vaccine. So it's a good time to share some of our patients' questions about H1N1 and vaccination.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton is seeking volunteers to participate in a variety of clinical trials. The first set will include studies of Vitamin D levels, heart failure and seven cancer-related trials.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Airborne, the popular dietary supplement created by a germ-averse schoolteacher, no longer boasts that it can prevent your cold or ease the aggravating symptoms. Instead, the packaging says the effervescent pill helps "support your immune system."
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
After her son Devin was born last October, Grainne Ostrowski was determined to do whatever she could to protect him from the flu. When he was a few weeks old, Ostrowski, 32, let him suck on the same pellets she had taken during her pregnancy: an over-the-counter drug called Influenzinum, made from extremely diluted flu vaccine and long marketed as an alternative to the conventional flu shot.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Arthur Cohen was a healthy, active 85-year-old when his Toronto doctor recommended a colonoscopy to check for early signs of colorectal cancer.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
A simple change may do you good: With flu germs swirling around, it's a good idea to pay more attention to how you wash your hands.
