As a follow-up to my previous post, the American Medical Association has voted to uphold its support of the health-reform bill that recently passed in …
Author: Michelle Brandt
Adolescent obesity and MS may be linked
New research is showing a possible link between multiple sclerosis, an autoimmune disease that affects 400,000 Americans, and obesity in adolescence. Using data from the …
Some physicians want AMA to take back its support of health bill
There were undoubtedly a lot of happy faces in Washington this weekend, when the U.S. House of Representatives passed major health-reform legislation. But it turns …
Caucasian women most likely to have restless leg syndrome
In a new study, 2 out of 5 Caucasian women were found to have restless leg syndrome, a disorder that causes unpleasant feelings in the …
Promising results in lupus study
A new treatment for lupus, an autoimmune disease affecting 1.5 million Americans, may be on the horizon. The makers of the drug Benlysta announced results …
Federal bills call for disclosure of doctor-company ties
The New York Times ran an article today on so-called "sunshine" provisions being wrapped into Congress' health-reform bills. The legislation would require companies to disclose …
TV watching linked to aggression in tots
A study of more than 3,000 3-year-olds found that those who watched television or were exposed to TV while others were watching, were at "increased …
Academic medical centers bring billions to the economy
A recently released Association of American Medical Colleges report shows that academic medical centers are pretty big players in the economy. The report found that …
Victor Fuchs offers contrarian view on health reform
Health economist Victor Fuchs, PhD, has been watching the health-care debate in Washington very carefully. Despite the recent optimism of Congressional Democrats, Fuchs hasn’t wavered …
More to reform
At risk of stating the obvious, much has been written these past few months about health-care reform and the problems with our health-care system. What …
The trouble with the thumb
My oldest daughter is a thumb-sucker. It never really bothered me or my husband, and neither her physician or dentist (surprisingly) have expressed great concern …
Learning about lupus
Like more than 14 million other Americans, I have an autoimmune disease - and I'm always interested in hearing what scientists uncover about these mysterious …
More clues about narcolepsy
The Oct. 24 issue of ScienceNews focuses on sleep and discusses researchers' recent findings on insomnia, narcolepsy and other disorders. Stanford researcher Adi Aran, MD, …
Get out your running shoes, Mom
Between my job here and all the pregnancy/parenting books I've consumed over the past three years, I thought I knew all the pros and cons …
Consistency, please
The International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) announced today a new policy for disclosure of study authors' financial ties or potential conflicts of interest. …
The great IVF debate
Over the weekend, the New York Times ran a piece on the costs of the twin pregnances and births that often result from in-vitro fertilization. …