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Upgrading the blog

May 8, 2004

I am changing my blogging tool – but the changes will remain opaque to the reader (other than a couple of minor enhancements). I am on the road, and probably won’t blog again until Monday evening. viagra free viagra buy viagra online generic viagra how does viagra work cheap viagra buy viagra buy viagra online [...]

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Understanding the genetic predisposition to myocardial infarctions

May 6, 2004

Gene is linked to heart attacks They found that a particular mutation of the gene occurs more frequently in people who have had a heart attack. It is thought the gene controls inflammation in the arteries supplying blood to the heart. A blockage here can trigger a heart attack. The research, by Toyko’s Institute of [...]

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But our generics are cheaper!

May 6, 2004

Fascinating article in today’s Wall Street Journal (A2 column). Thanks to a very nice reader who called my attention to the column. For those with a subscription – The Misconceptions About Drug Prices The Bush administration thinks more of the free market would be better, and makes one observation that hasn’t received much public attention. [...]

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Do statins decrease post-surgical mortality

May 5, 2004

Surgery carries many risks. One is the risk of inducing a cardiac event (probable stimulated by stress). We know that beta blockers decrease the risk of post-surgical mortality (especially in patients at high risk for coronary artery disease). Now we have epidemiologic data suggesting that statins may also offer some protection. Lipid-Lowering Therapy May Reduce [...]

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Nail and hammer

May 4, 2004

I always wondered where this quote originated. “If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.” — Abraham Maslow (1908-70), American psychologist, founder humanistic psychology We generalists often use this quotation to describe subspecialty behavior. Sometimes we are right! viagra free viagra buy viagra online generic [...]

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On resistance training

May 4, 2004

Seniors need strength training, too Many people think that beyond a certain age, you become too weak to strength train or benefit from it. But research shows the complete opposite. Without adequate muscle exercise, most adults lose 20 to 40 percent of the muscle they had as young adults. With too much muscle loss people [...]

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Rethinking cardiac risk factors

May 4, 2004

Many patients who develop coronary artery disease have well known major risk factors. These include smoking, family history, high LDL cholesterol, diabetes mellitus, low HDL and hypertension. However, these risk factors do not explain all coronary artery disease. Recent research has expanded our ideas about etiology and risk. This Washington Post article does a nice [...]

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Creatine – apparently safe

May 3, 2004

With all the furor over anabolic steroids and ephedrine, creatine remains the leading supplement for weight training. I hesitate to label creatine a supplement, but it actually fits the title very well. We all make creatine naturally. Extra creatine (whether dietary or in supplementation) seems to allow weight lifters to lift heavier weights. This leads [...]

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Viewing fat through historical and cultural eys

May 1, 2004

Demonizing Fat in the War on Weight But a growing group of historians and cultural critics who study fat say this obsession is based less on science than on morality. Insidious attitudes about politics, sex, race or class are at the heart of the frenzy over obesity, these scholars say, a frenzy they see as [...]

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Malpractice may retard patient safety

April 30, 2004

Health Care Blog comments favorably on a critique of the malpractice system – QUALITY/MALPRACTICE: Change malpractice system to patient safety system, say Pfizer doc. He references an article from Health Politics – The Road from Medical Malpractice to Safety: You Can’t Get There from Here. Quoting from the original article: A head-to-head comparison tells the [...]

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