Public Health

How Deadly Is Obesity, Really?

Many of my patients came to their first visit in the clinic and told me they were “a ticking time bomb.” Men, especially, seemed to have a view of themselves as a collection of risks that, left unchecked, would, without fail, cause them to have an early he ...

Article - Ignatius Brady - Oct 22 2015 - 9:00pm

Botox May Prevent Irregular Heartbeat After Bypass Surgery

Botulinum toxin, commonly known as Botox, is produced by Clostridium botulinum bacteria and was once known for disease but is now known for making Hollywood actresses look plastic. However, it may also prevent irregular heart rhythms when injected into fa ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 20 2015 - 6:44pm

Is there finally a Fukushima radiation victim? Not very likely.

Headlines around the world blared the news, bad news many had anticipated since 2011: Japan confirms that a worker at the Fukushima nuclear plant got cancer from his exposure to radiation. ...

Blog Post - Gil Ross - Oct 21 2015 - 12:06pm

When Common Perceptions Are That Irradiating People Is Healthy- And It's True?

Lives lost without nuclear medicine ...

Article - Robert Hayes - Oct 22 2015 - 10:11am

Paintball Guns Implicated As Dangerous Weapons In New Study

WASHINGTON, DC- Researchers at a Dallas children's hospital aim to show that nonpowder firearms such as airsoft, BB, and paintball guns should not be viewed as toys, but rather powerful weapons causing increasingly severe and sometimes life-threateni ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 24 2015 - 12:39pm

Danes Don't Like Vitamin D Fortified Food- Because It's Less Natural

Vitamin D is important for the absorption and metabolism of calcium, as well as for maintaining healthy bones and muscles.  It's important but different parts of America have varying levels of it, and that is the main source, so we fortify products l ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 28 2015 - 5:33am

Obese Children's Health Rapidly Improves After Reducing Sugar In Small Study

A new study concludes that even if calories are the same and no weight is lost, children are still healthier with added sugar- and the author say changes in high cholesterol and blood pressure, are noticeable in as little as 10 days. Metabolic syndrome is ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 27 2015 - 10:49am

Leading Causes Of Death See Decreases

An analysis of deaths in the United States between 1969 and 2013 finds an overall decreasing trend in the age-standardized death rate for all causes combined and for heart disease, cancer, stroke, unintentional injuries, and diabetes, although the rate of ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 30 2015 - 7:37am

You Can't Run It Off

Picture this: an anxious patient sits in the doctor's exam room. He has handed his health questionnaire to the receptionist detailing his diabetes, cholesterol problems, and hypertension. The nurse has checked his height and weight and recorded the nu ...

Article - Ignatius Brady - Oct 27 2015 - 10:54pm

When All You've Got Is A Mammogram, Everything Looks Like A Breast

Last week, the American Cancer Society changed its recommendations for normal-risk women regarding screening mammograms: they took a middle road between their prior advisories and those of the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF): ACS no ...

Blog Post - Gil Ross - Nov 2 2015 - 10:57am