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Author: Dr. Ronald Hoffman

Intelligent Medicine Radio for February 7: “Cold Fatigue”

We’re all suffering from “cold fatigue”—how cold affects us, and how to alleviate it; “White noise” machines may be undermining your sleep; The pros and cons of afternoon naps; Can melatonin alleviate Irritable Bowel Syndrome? Water softening may hike cardio risk; Anthocyanins from foods or supplements can improve impaired glucose tolerance; And more!

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Q&A with Leyla: Leg Cramps

Fish oil linked to reduced risk of atrial fibrillation; Advice for arthritis and leg cramps during the night; “I follow a low-carb diet, why is my Hemoglobin A1c high?” Will there soon be biological criteria for diagnosing clinical depression? What’s with the ongoing battle between low fat and full fat dairy advocates? And more!

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The medical research establishment is reeling as budget cuts loom for the National Institutes of Health. A colleague involved in funding research at my alma mater, Albert Einstein College of Medicine told me: “It’s been all hands on deck as we struggle to defend our grants.”According to Healthcaredive:
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I’ve long said that what skin needs is not fancy potions applied externally; rather, healthy skin requires a lube job from within via targeted supplementation. But lately, some promising research about innovative natural topical treatments for skin has caught my eye.
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U.S. taxpayers funded a campaign to dox foes of pesticides and GMOs. Controversy rages over the sweeping powers afforded Elon Musk in rooting out DOGE-y government programs, especially at USAID. But here’s one that most assuredly deserves defunding. Long before DOGE was launched, Lighthouse Reports, a consortium of public interest journalists, undertook an investigative report (“Poison PR”) in collaboration with the UK Guardian newspaper that highlighted the role of a U.S. taxpayer-funded PR operation in building a database of environmentalists.
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I used to be an osteoporosis screening “hawk”; I fell in line with the conventional wisdom that sussing out premature bone loss with a DEXA bone densitometry was a must for women hitting menopause, when bone loss begins to accelerate. 
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When I attend my med school reunions, I reunite with brilliant classmates who love being doctors. But they lament their loss of autonomy as private equity wheeler-dealers swallow up small group practices; return on investment supplants patient care as the prime goal of healthcare. Administrators proliferate, at the same time a critical doctor shortage looms. Burnout and disillusionment are prompting a wave of early retirements of veteran practitioners. 
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