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The Controversial Road Back

A fascinating story in Sports Illustrated on the plight of Buffalo Bill Tight End Kevin Everett who was partially paralyzed in a game this year and has since made a miraculous recovery. Part of his...

Some Toothpaste from China Found to Contain Toxic Chemical

As if China's careless approach to the manufacturing of wheat gluten weren't bad enough, now there are reports of diethylene glycol in some toothpaste from the country. Diethylene glycol is similar...

Polish Man in Coma Since Communism, Wakes Up to Democracy

This is an amazing story, and would make a great book:A Polish man has woken up from a 19-year coma to find the Communist party no longer in power and food no longer rationed, Polish TV reports....

Congratulations to Kellie Lim

The papers are reporting a story about Kellie Lim, a triple amputee at age 8 due to complications of bacterial meningitis. She's graduating with a medical degree from UCLA today.From the LA...

Tuvalu Spends More on Health Care Than US

The World Health Organization has released its 2007 compendium of health statistics. In August the WHO will publish its annual Health Report, interpreting and digesting much of these...

More on Avandia

U.S. News and World Report asked Dr. Bruce Psaty to comment on what he's telling patients about Avandia. Dr. Psaty is an internist at the University of Washington Health Sciences Center and was a...

Unanswered Questions About Avandia

Yesterday a meta-analysis was published on the New England Journal of Medicine which looked at the pooled results of 42 studies involving the diabetes drug Avandia, also called rosiglitazone. The...

The 5 Second Rule

Have you heard of the 5 second rule? Chances are you have. 70% of women have heard of it, while about 50% of men have. Essentially it is a meme that cautions against eating anything that has been...

Are Patients Really Dead When We Think They Are?

There's a fascinating article in Newsweek about how the science of resuscitation is changing the way we define death and how far we're willing to go to save someone who has just died. Consider the...

Diabetic wounds: Caring is the best treatment

When treating the diabetic foot wound: care is the most important part of treatment. Ah, the headline is “Honey could save Diabetics from  amputation”. Why, yes. High sugar content kills...