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This article originally appeared on Dr. Galland’s website, PillAdvised. A small imaging study suggests prenatal exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), the toxic air pollution caused in part by vehicle emissions, coal burning and smoking, may be bad…read more
Categories:ADD/ADHD Environmental Health Pediatric Health
Have you ever wondered whether all the new information that you read and hear about on Intelligent Medicine is making any impact whatsoever on society? In terms of actual change, are we really making any kind of…read more
Categories:ADD/ADHD Environmental Health IBS Neurological Health Nutrition and Weight Nutrition Controversies
This article originally appeared on Dr. Perlmutter’s website. New and exciting research is revealing a strong connection between our mood and the various bacteria that live within our intestines. This is certainly a sobering notion. Think of it:…read more
Remember when we were kids and they had those “paint-by-numbers” kits for sale at the Five & Dime store? OK, perhaps that dates me! The pitch was “You, too, can be a Great Master! Just follow the easy…read more
Categories:Atherosclerosis General Medicine Heart Disease Heart Health
In the latest issue of Medscape, Dr. John Mandrola writes that his approach to treating patients with atrial fibrillation has changed “completely and fundamentally” (Atrial Fibrillation Care: Put the Catheter (and Rx Pad) Down). He describes this as…read more
Categories:Heart Disease Heart Health
This week, supplement consumers were bombarded with headlines that attacked the very bedrock of their belief in the efficacy of vitamins—undermining their conviction that taking them confers disease protection and longevity. (As if this week’s assault on Dr….read more
Categories:Cancer Supplements
The routine physical, an annual ritual, has recently come under fire—deservedly so. The screening chest X-ray, except in smokers or those with respiratory complaints—useless. The ECG—mostly a waste of time, unless there are specific heart-related complaints. Standard blood…read more
Categories:Atherosclerosis Diabetes General Medicine Gluten Sensitivity Heart Disease Heart Health Stroke and TIAs Supplements
Last week, I got into the nuts and bolts of differentiating good scientific research from bad. This week, I’m going to illustrate how we scrutinize a particular research study and its conclusions. Here’s our example: A few months…read more
Categories:General Medicine General Nutrition Heart Health
This article originally appeared on Dr. Teitelbaum’s website, Vitality 101. Famous for producing adrenaline—the hormone that triggers the fight-or-flight response—the two adrenal glands sit atop your kidneys. The outer section (the adrenal cortex) produces glucocorticoids (e.g., cortisol—as in…read more
Categories:Endocrinology General Nutrition Supplements
Your doctors know a lot. They are among the most highly-trained professionals, often undergoing 8-15 years of intense post-graduate education. They endure rigorous testing and certification, and have to continually keep up with reams of new information as…read more
Categories:Exercise General Medicine General Nutrition Supplements
Though we think of declining estrogen as the hallmark of menopause, it's actually common for…
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I couldn’t resist. Rather than leave these candidates for “Breakthrough treatments that we don’t really need” on…
Q&A with Leyla, Part 2: Proton Pump Inhibitors
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