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Myths and Realities: Does holding your breath really cure hiccups?

August 6, 2009

hiccup Cindy Mui MD

Faculty Peer Reviewed

Hiccups, or singultus, are sudden, involuntary contractions of the diaphragm, which are terminated by abrupt closure of the glottis, producing their characteristic sound. Hiccups …

Evolution and Medicine: Practicing medicine with only half of biology?

August 5, 2009

Evolution and Medicine 3 min read

evolution Mark Schwartz MD

Why do we age? Why is congestive heart failure so common? Why do so many of us wear glasses? Why is there a menopause? Why must we sleep? …

PrimeCuts: This Week in the Journals

August 3, 2009

PrimeCuts 6 min read

Michael Chu MD

Faculty Peer Reviewed

With summer well underway and a new class of interns having gotten their feet wet by now (perhaps it might feel more like …

Tales of Survival: Wife Knows Best

August 1, 2009

Tales from the Bedside 2 min read

Bellevue Hospital, the nationâ€™s oldest public hospital and the heart of our residency program, provides unique and unforgettable trainingÂ forÂ new physicians.Â It is probably safe to say that every resident who trains at BellevueÂ graduates with a lifetime of stories about …

Why is Syphilis Still Sensitive to Penicillin?

July 30, 2009

Clinical Questions ID 5 min read

Sam Rougas MD

Faculty Peer Reviewed

It seems that every week a new article in a major newspaper is reporting what most infectious disease physicians have been preaching for several years. Antibiotic resistance …

The Asian Glow: A unique screening tool to evaluate for an elevated risk of esophageal cancer

July 29, 2009

GI Heme/Onc 4 min read

sapporo Cindy Mui MD

Faculty Peer Reviewed

The alcohol flushing response is a physiologic response to ingestion of alcohol and is characterized by facial flushing, nausea, tachycardia, and hypotension, felt …