In Dr. Z's Medical Report - Posted 3 days ago

It s not often that I recommend natural remedies because there s rarely any scientific evidence that they work better than a placebo. But when th...

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In Dr. Z's Medical Report - Posted 1 week ago

Diabetes is common and increasing in prevalence. About 24 million Americans already have diabetes, and millions more are at risk. Moreover, if curren...

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In Dr. Z's Medical Report - Posted 2 weeks ago

With the economy slowing (or crashing depending on your point of view), and food prices rising, you may be forced to make some tough choices when it c...

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In Dr. Z's Medical Report - Posted 2 weeks ago

Have you heard of the National Children s Study (NCS), an ambitious new research undertaking that will examine the effects of environmental influen...

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In Dr. Z's Medical Report - Posted 3 weeks ago

Add Web searching to the list of mental activities like crossword puzzles that are thought to keep the aging mind engaged and healthy. Why? Take a l...

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In Dr. Z's Medical Report - Posted 3 weeks ago

Let s talk about placebos, and in particular about how you d feel if you found out that your doctor had prescribed something for you that he or sh...

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In Dr. Z's Medical Report - Posted 4 weeks ago

The latest fad weight loss scheme is something called the Morning Banana Diet (MBD), which started in Japan and swept across the country like an unrel...

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In Dr. Z's Medical Report - Posted 4 weeks ago

Recently, I noticed a flyer in my local newspaper advertising an upcoming stroke prevention screening and since the flyer was so misleading and from a...

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In SharpBrains - Posted 5 weeks ago

Here you have the twice-a-month newsletter with our most popular blog posts. Please remember that you can subscribe to receive this Newsletter by emai...

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In Dr. Z's Medical Report - Posted 5 weeks ago

This post is important for all pregnant women, mothers who are breast feeding their babies and for parents of infants, children and adolescents (pleas...

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