July 8, 2008 – 4:24 pm | One Comment

In a move sure to stir controversy, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommended on Monday that a more aggressive approach to treating high cholesterol in children should be implemented, even if it means prescribing …

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Want to lose weight? Go fishing
July 9, 2008 – 9:37 am | One Comment

Ed. note: I have been off in the mountains in pursuit of fish – but I got a chance to check in. I’ll be sending pictures of the fishing adventures soon – now that the …

Study: Pain Patients Have Desire to Kill Their Doctor
July 8, 2008 – 1:23 pm | No Comment

Would you believe that 1 in 20 pain or physical rehabilitation patients have wanted to kill their primary care provider? I’m stunned. I’d have thought the number would be much higher.

The Secret’s Out: Gym Goers Listen to ‘Cheesy’ Pop Music
July 8, 2008 – 5:02 am | No Comment

So you’re at the gym and everyone around you has earplugs in. Ever wonder what they are listening to? Well, here’s your chance.

Green Tea Protects Against Heart Disease
July 8, 2008 – 3:01 am | One Comment

Happy news for green tea drinkers, including the one to whom I’m married. According to a new study in European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation, green tea shows a beneficial short-term effect on the …

Explaining Fibromyalgia to Your Friends & Family
July 7, 2008 – 3:17 pm | 2 Comments

Do you dread the question, “What is fibromyalgia”? Or do you know people who refuse to believe in it, mainly because it doesn’t seem to make sense?

Analysis Shows Heart Attacks Under-Treated Following Hospitalization
July 7, 2008 – 10:20 am | No Comment

According to an analysis published Junes 23 in the Archives of Internal Medicine, one in five patients experience angina (chest pain) within the first year after a heart attack, at least once a week. The …

Protein in Virus Linked to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
July 7, 2008 – 8:15 am | 5 Comments

We have yet another viral discovery linked to chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS or ME/CFS) – and it’s a protein in a particular strain of human herpesvirus-6 (HHV-6), a virus long suspected of playing a role …

Surgeon operates on patient’s wrong side
July 7, 2008 – 4:48 am | 2 Comments

This has to be one of those stories that just makes your heart sink and it is no more personal than to the patient and medical staff, and how do you make it right or …

Risk of Violence in the Workplace
July 7, 2008 – 2:31 am | No Comment

Every now and then The HEADoc finds himself in an undesirable inescapable situation. . .

Zap Your Migraine Away With Magnets
July 6, 2008 – 11:58 pm | 3 Comments

Migraine suffers might soon have a new means of getting relief.
A new study has been examining the effectiveness of magnetic impulses on the brain to short circuit pain signals. These magnetic impulses are being sent …