Written on Mar, 02, 2005
by DrB
Burning Midnight Oil Shuts Down Long-Term Memory: Have you put in a bunch late hours working on a crunch project or studying for a test, only to find the next morning your memory isn’t as sharp as you expected? Scientists have known for…
Written on Mar, 01, 2005
by DrB
How much protection do vaccines provide seniors? According to a study I posted a couple of weeks ago, the benefit was virtually nonexistent. A new study of seniors has discovered another not-so-shocking fact that can also harm their health: Almost 29 percent of…
Written on Mar, 01, 2005
by DrB
For people trying to banish trans fat from their diets, dining out can be a big problem.
Written on Feb, 26, 2005
by DrB
Health care tab ready to explode By Julie Appleby, USA TODAY The nation’s tab for health care Ëœ already the highest per person in the industrialized world Ëœ could hit $3.6 trillion by 2014, or nearly 19% of the entire U.S. economy, up…
Written on Feb, 26, 2005
by DrB
Study: Drug for Agitation Makes Alzheimer’s Patients Worse February 18, 2005 (British Medical Journal) — Quetiapine, a drug commonly used in nursing homes to treat agitation and related symptoms in people with Alzheimer’s disease actually worsens patients’ illness, speeding up their rate of…
Written on Feb, 24, 2005
by DrB
February 25, 2005 10 Voters on Panel Backing Pain Pills Had Industry Ties By GARDINER HARRIS and ALEX BERENSON Ten of the 32 government drug advisers who last week endorsed continued marketing of the huge-selling pain pills Celebrex, Bextra and Vioxx have consulted…
