We often think that plane crashes and random acts of violence in our country are the causes most to be feared. They are not. Dr. Baxter Allen gives us a list of the 'Top Ten Causes of Death in America.'
Last week, the New England Journal of Medicine, the nation’s premier medical journal, released an article describing new discoveries related to the FTO gene and its link to obesity, bringing with it hopes for new treatment options.
Three recent articles in scientific journals explore some of the underlying factors that contribute to obesity. The articles show that we must move beyond the strongly held societal beliefs that obesity is merely an issue of willpower and look for the deeper roots of the condition — in our genetics, how we are raised, and even the size of our plates.
"My husband wants us to take a trip around the world while he is feeling well enough. I am devastated. I want my husband to have any treatment that will prolong his life, but he won't listen to my side of the story. Am I supposed to do just what my husband wants?"
I hear female patients tell me that their husbands worry about colon cancer screening, and they worry about breast cancer screening. But colon cancer is an equal-opportunity killer.
Everyone should watch The Big C. There is no better depiction of the stages of acceptance of a cancer diagnosis, no better presentation of the complicated relationships between medicine and patient, or between patient and those who know and love her.
I am about to enter the sixth decade of my life – a decade my mother never lived to enjoy. During Lent, I remember her fully.
What I wrote to friends and family, to update them as I went down the chemo highway.
You’ll leave a screening of "Plastic Planet" with a new understanding of the dilemma we face: plastic, the very substance that over the 20th century, significantly changed how we live, has taken us over.
Now they say estrogen supplements reduce breast cancer? Dr. Pat explains the new findings, and what still needs to be proven.
When journal editors and journalists assume too much, they may actually hurt the women they're hoping to empower.