May 16th 2007 - A new research study has shown that drivers who have turned on their car’s windshield wipers are more likely to be involved in automobile accidents than drivers who are not using their wipers. Lead investigator Joe Blow, M.D., Ph.D. stated :: continue

November 30th 2006 - It is estimated that 2 million men in the United States are taking formulations containing saw palmetto to ease or prevent symptoms related to enlargement of the prostate gland. In February a study was published (N Engl J Med. 2006 :: continue

September 25th 2006 - Spinach has been off of store shelves for the past two weeks as a result of an outbreak of illness associated with the leafy green. The specific source of the outbreak has not been confirmed, but it has been isolated to the Salinas :: continue

August 23rd 2006 - When I talk with individuals about their use of tobacco, I am struck by how many believe that they are doing so safely. They do not feel that they are endangering their health because they are using “safe” forms such pipes, cigars, :: continue

August 12th 2006 - I recently attended the Annual Scientific Assembly of the Oklahoma Academy of Family Physicians. As in past years, the lectures were highly biased toward the use of prescription drugs in the management of disease processes. In each :: continue

April 11th 2006 - I received the following e-mail message recently: "My mother has been taking (Prescription Drug) now for 2.5 months. To date, she has had the shakes so bad, upset stomach and diarrhea. During the first two months she has had horrible :: continue

April 4th 2006 - I recently saw an ad for a "Smoker's Vitamin". Its promoter proudly proclaimed that it was "free of beta-carotene". Beta-carotene, you see, was shown to increase cigarette smokers' risk of lung cancer in three large medical studies(the :: continue

(Originally Posted March 24, 2006)The April 13, 2006 New England Journal of Medicine will carry two articles in which investigators conclude that B-vitamins are of no value in preventing heart disease and may, in fact, be harmful. Once again, it is important :: continue