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 serve …
Category: Myths and Realities
Clinical Correlations
Myths and Realities: Colon Cleansing: Healthful or just a load of @$%!
July 16, 2009
Chau Che MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
You’ll have increased energy, radiant skin, reduced joint pain, improved asthma symptoms, and best of all…you will lose weight. These are some of the purported …
Myths and Realities: Is Breakfast the Most Important Meal of the Day?
June 18, 2009
Chau Che MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
In an age when two thirds of adults are either overweight or obese and obesity rates in children continue to rise, would an intervention such …
Myths and Realities: Do Power Lines Cause Cancer?
May 20, 2009
Aditya Mattoo MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Prompted by personal experience, I thought I would explore the alleged causative role of power lines in hematologic malignancies for the next …
Myths and Realities: Does the Weather Really Affect Arthritis?
March 19, 2009
Welcome to the first installment of Myths and Realities! With each post we hope to tackle some of the longstanding myths often perpetuated by patients and physicians alike. Through literature reviews we will …