In DB's Medical Rants - Posted 2 weeks ago

I personally dislike using the term primary care for internists, because of the misuse of this word. Those who do not understand the value of out...

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In WSJ.com: Health Blog - Posted 13 weeks ago

For the third time this month, the FDA has ignored a recommendation from outside experts to approve a marketing application for a drug. This time the ...

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In In the Pipeline - Posted 16 weeks ago

Today we take up the extremely interesting story of Rember, hailed in this week s press as a potential wonder drug for Alzheimer s. There are a lo...

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In Dr. Gwenn Is In - Posted 19 weeks ago

I learned about the FDA black box warning on Cipro yesterday from a friends who emailed me asking isn't this one of the antibiotics used for ear infe...

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In beautybrains - Posted 24 weeks ago

J. Hill is worried: Can bacteria (for example, E. coli) live on shower poofs? I ve always thought the bacteria couldn t live on the synthetic mat...

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In DB's Medical Rants - Posted 26 weeks ago

In response to a comment yesterday, for the first time I reprint a rant. This rant is so important that I consider it classic for this blog. A read...

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In Medgadget - Posted 26 weeks ago

As any medical student knows, bacterial pili play a pretty important role in the pathogenesis of bacterial species. Understanding how the pili are for...

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In Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - Posted 33 weeks ago

Robert Centor: When suits, politicians, Wal-Mart and mid-level providers see the phrase primary care, they think 'simple care.' They think of patient...

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In DB's Medical Rants - Posted 33 weeks ago

Please read what this carefully. I have often written about this subject, but usually the comments suggest that readers do not fully accept the key id...

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In Diabetes News from dLife.com - Posted 37 weeks ago

March 3, 2008 (EurekAlert) - The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) today announced the release of new health in...

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