Medical Doctors vs. Medical 'Googlers'
Liz of Healthbolt have raised a important issue about what doctors think about medical 'googlers'.Medical 'googler' is defined as a per...

New GFCF Resources on About.com
While we're waiting for the results of a huge five-year study of a gluten-free, casein-free (GFCF) diet to come out of The University o...

More Reactions to Allergy Reaction Reactions
On Sunday I wrote about the contentiousness of allergy issues in Our Reactions to Allergy Reaction Reactions. I noted that parents of c...

SUPERBAD: The Superbug, not the Teen Movie
More publicity regarding MRSA, the so-called 'Superbug'. Yes, it is bad publicity.Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (abbrevia...

Health Blog Gene of the Day: KIF6 for Statins, Heart Attacks
Another day, another gene variant linked to deadly disease. Today s Gene of the Day is KIF6, a common form of which appears to increa...

Vytorin Prescriptions Decline Amid Scrutiny
Last week s Vytorin trifecta of unflattering study data, media scrutiny and congressional investigation hit prescriptions of the chol...

Vytoringate: Congress Investigates Exec s Stock Sale
Congress is pressing Merck and Schering-Plough for information on the timing of executive stock sales in the wake of the delayed releas...

How I make it easy to eat well
Kate has asked a follow up question to my What I eat series. This was the two weeks at the end of last year when I posted a pictorial...

Calcutta, satellites flu-free: Official
Via The Telegraph: Calcutta, satellites flu-free: Official. Excerpt: Poultry samples from Haringhata block in Nadia tested positive for...