Thanks to my father's love - and constant pursuit - of the perfectly manicured lawn, nothing can take me back to childhood summers like the …
Month: July 2011
For the record: Carragee on Medtronic spine stories
There have been many stories this week on this review in The Spine Journal, which found that a commonly used spinal fusion product is associated …
Effects of diet sodas on weight gain remain uncertain
Recent studies suggesting that diet sodas may lead to weight gain have stirred up interest among diet-soda-drinkers and non-diet-soda-drinkers alike, confirming suspicions that the "diet" …
Asthma, gamma-interferon, and the mouse that didn't wheeze
In a just-out study, Stanford's Steve Galli, MD, Mang Yu, MD, PhD, and their colleagues induced a condition very closely mimicking asthma's molecular and cellular symptoms, not just the …
New rules limit hours for first-year medical residents
We already know how sleeping longer can markedly improve physical performance in young basketball players. So how about sleep-deprived medical residents? Starting today, first-year medical …