During my lunchtime run today, I was thinking a lot about coronary arteries. Mostly because mine were working so hard. I'm a relatively new runner, …
Month: March 2010
Violinist Robert Gupta on the healing power of music
In this brief TED talk, Robert Gupta, a violinist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, recounts a violin lesson he once gave to Nathaniel Ayers, the …
How the Internet is reshaping the doctor-patient relationship
Patients are increasingly turning to the Internet for health information. In an article published yesterday in the New England Journal of Medicine, Pamela Hartzband, MD, …
Why it's (still) important for pregnant women to get the H1N1 vaccine
The media frenzy surrounding H1N1 has died down in recent months, but that doesn't mean the virus doesn't still pose a risk to certain populations. …
Study finds alcohol consumption may compromise healthy eating habits
Many of us have heard friends point to the nutritional aspects of alcoholic beverages when rationalizing decisions to order a second or third round: Red …
Immortal cells: Henrietta Lacks lives on and on
It is one of the most exciting books of 2010. Just wait for the award season to come around and watch The Immortal Life of …
Health package provides support for breastfeeding moms
Back in November, I mentioned a provision in the health-reform bill that would benefit working moms who breastfeed. Now that the dust has settled and …
A little dose of lidocaine makes the fear go away (in goldfish)
Researchers at Hiroshima University have discovered how to turn off fear in goldfish using lidocaine, a common anesthetic. The researchers first conditioned goldfish to be …
Study questions effects of breast cancer screenings on survival rates
The value of screening older women for breast cancer is once again being questioned. Reuters reports: In a study published in the British Medical Journal, …
Drug could help combat menstrual cramps
More than half of women experience menstrual cramps and, according to the NIH, painful menstruation is the leading cause of lost time from school and …
Health care dominated U.S. news agenda last week
If it has seemed like you were bombarded with stories about health-care reform each time you turned on a TV, read a newspaper or browsed …
Picture of President Obama's signature on health insurance reform bill
This is a photo of President Barack Obama's signature on the health insurance reform bill, which he signed at the White House earlier today. Photo …
Researchers find that high-fructose corn syrup significantly increases weight gain
UPDATE 03-25-10: This entry has been updated to reflect new language in the Princeton release. * * * A team of researchers at Princeton University …
A new lifestyle
Year: 1988 Setting: Lifou Island, New Caledonia Position: Private general practitioner It is the wedding season and almost every weekend I am invited by a …
Health-care reform reactions at Stanford
UPDATE 03-23-10: Another faculty member, Alan Garber, has weighed in. * * * Much has been said about the historic passage of health reform, but …
How the Scope Image of the Week was made
This video shows how photographer James Duncan Davidson captured picture of eye tissue through a microscope using the camera on his iPhone. His picture was …