By Aditya K. Sreenivasan
Peer Reviewed
The Huffington Post recently publicized a large study on the health habits of doctors. The study, a survey done by Medscape with 31,399 participants, revealed that more …
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Inhaled insulin: An Elusive Revolution in Diabetes Management.
June 19, 2014By Reed Magleby, MD
Peer Reviewed
For many with type II diabetes, initiation of insulin therapy represents a devastating progression of their disease. Patients who are dependent on insulin require constant blood sugar monitoring, adherence to strict dosing algorithms, and up to 4 self-administered injections every day. According to a 2010 survey …
Proton Pump Inhibitors: Acid Suppression with a Nutritional Cost
June 13, 2014
By Dana Zalkin
Peer Reviewed
In the late 1970s evidence began to emerge that a newly discovered pump, a H+/K+ ATPase in the gastric mucosa, was the final step in the process of acid …
Caffeine and the Risk of Atrial Fibrillation
June 6, 2014
By Joshua Michael Lader, MD
Peer Reviewed
As physicians, we are frequently asked to weigh-in on dinnertime discussions about topics that, despite their relevance to everyday life, were never formally addressed in …
Are Probiotics Effective In Preventing Clostridium Difficile Associated Diarrhea?
May 30, 2014
By Theresa Sumberac, MD
Peer Reviewed
Antibiotic associated diarrhea is a common complication of antibiotic therapy, occurring in 5% to 39% of all patients receiving treatment. Nearly one third of these cases …
Gay Men, Barebacking and the New Little Blue Pill: The awkward interface of medicine and gay sex.
May 23, 2014
By Richard E. Greene, MD
Peer Reviewed
In July of 2012, the FDA approved the use of Tenofovir-Emtricitabine (Truvada, a single blue pill) daily as Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis …
From The Archives: Metabolic Syndrome: Fact or Myth?
May 22, 2014Please enjoy this post from the archives dated September 30, 2011
By Vicky Jones, MD
A 40-year-old female presented to her primary care provider with a chief complaint of weight gain over the past year. She wants to be fully evaluated for any …
Help Versus Hope: Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors in Alzheimer’s Disease
May 21, 2014
By Jonathan Gursky
Peer Reviewed
Approximately 5.2 million Americans are currently living with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) [1], with this number expected to triple by the year 2050 [2]. Alzheimer’s disease is …