12/01/03: Echinacea & upper respiratory infections in children; effectiveness of morbidity & mortality conferences; virtual colonoscopy
11/19/03: E. UV lights in the workplace may improve health; E. Coli outbreak associated with a non-food source; early warning symptoms of heart attack in women; Simple test for pre-diabetes
11/17/03: Leech therapy; mattress firmness & low-back pain; update on lycopene & prostate cancer
11/10/03: New approach
to unclogging your arteries; effectiveness of
hypertension treatment regimens; post-tamoxifen
treatment for breast cancer
10/27/03: Magnetism &
Depression; Potential Impact of Mandatory
Child-restraint Seats on Commercial Airplanes;
BRCA1/BRCA2: Breast & Ovarian Cancer Risks
08/11/03: Gender
differences immortality from heart disease & diabetes;
Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) & heart disease;
more confirmation of link between HRT & breast cancer;
"Natural Estrogen" HRT & Cardiovascular Disease risk
07/28/03: Accuracy of Prostate-specific Antigen (PSA) Test
07/22/03: Overgrowth of the Brain in Early Life; Finasteride & Prostate Cancer
07/11/03: Green Tea
Extract & Cholesterol; Walking, Diabetes & Death;
Update on Colon Cancer Screening; more
07/01/03: The
Mediterranean Diet & Health; Effects of Long-term
Hormone Replacement Therapy; More Nails in the HRT
Coffin
06/10/03: Leisure
Activities & the Risk of Dementia; New MRI Detects
Tiny Prostate Cancer Lymph Node Metastases; Soy
Intake & Breast Cancer Risk in Japan; Prozac &
Premature Ejaculation
06/10/03: Working the Night Shift & Your Risk of Cancer; Your Personality & the Risk of Cancer; Spinal Manipulation for Low Back Pain; Movies, Teenagers & Smoking
06/02/03: Vindication for
Dr. Atkins…?; Hospital Volume & Colostomy Rates
for Rectal Cancer Surgery; Hormone Replacement
Therapy: Another Nail in the Coffin
05/19/03: Internet & e-mail use for health care purposes; more news on physical inactivity & cancer risks; reversal of systemic lupus erythematosus; autologous bone marrow cells improve chronic heart failure
05/13/03:
Vaccinations
& Multiple Sclerosis; Emergency treatment of
Bleeding Esophageal Varices; the deconstruction of
the hormone replacement therapy myth continues
05/05/03: Vitamins &
Colorectal Cancer; Unnecessary Prescribing of
Antibiotics in Hospitals; Relationships between
Bullying & Violent Behavior among Students;
Pneumococcal Vaccine Update; Long Chain Fatty
Acids in Infant Formula & Blood Pressure; Physical
Activity & the Risk of Breast Cancer in
Asian-American Women
04/28/03: Body
Weight & the Risk of Cancer; Bone Protection
Following Discontinuation of Hormone Replacement
Therapy; C-reactive Protein & Stroke
04/14/03: Echinacacea & Quality Control; Obesity Update; Aortic Valve Stenosis, Arteriograms & Strokes; Preventing Recurrent Blood Clots
03/31/03: Breast Fibroadenomas & the Risk of Breast
Cancer; Inflammatory Markers & Risk of Heart
Failure; Update on Smallpox Vaccine; SARS
Update
03/10/03:
More Data on Hormone Replacement Therapy & the Risk
of Breast Cancer; Oral Health & the Risk of
Cardiovascular Disease; More Bad News about
C-reactive Protein; Update: Daily Multivitamin &
Minerals Supplements; Baby Aspirin & the Risk of
Colorectal Adenomas; Aspirin & the Risk of
Colorectal Polyps
03/03/03: Management of enlarging thyroid nodules;
Long-term anticoagulation reduces the risk of
recurrent blood clots in the veins; colon polyp
recurrence after colonoscopic polyp removal;
Vitamins C & E and Atherosclerotic Disease: The
Debate Continues
02/24/03: Tamoxifen & Benign Breast Disease; New
Recommendation on Digitalis Dosing;
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease & the Nose; Radiologist
Experience & Accuracy of Mammogram
Interpretation; More Data on the Incidence of GI
Side Effects with Selective COX-2 NSAIDs; Regular
Rest Breaks & the Risk of Industrial Accidents
02/18/03: Update on Alzheimer's Disease; Very Low Birth-weight Babies & Cognitive Development; The Great Blood Pressure Medication Debate
02/03/03: Update on C-reactive Protein; COX-2 Inhibitors &
Arterial Function; COX-2 Inhibitors and
Gastrointestinal Complications; Telomere
Shortening & Risk of Death
01/24/03: Bo-tox that BO Away!; The Super-sizing of America; Marijuana: A Gateway Drug?
01/21/03: Dietary Soy & Prostate Cancer Risks; Retention of
Surgical Foreign Bodies after Surgery; Diet &
hormone levels in adolescent girls
01/10/03: Can Aspirin
Prevent Esophageal Cancer?; A Drink to Your
Health!; Hormones & Breast Cancer; The Impact of
Obesity on Lifespan
01/06/03:"The Pill"
for Males?; Obesity & Diabetes Trends in the
United States; Binge Drinking in the United States;
One Less Reason to be Depressed; Liver Failure:
Trends
12/20/02: Citrus Pectin & Cancer; Echinacea & the Common Cold; Update on High Blood Pressure Treatment
12/06/02: Calcium Intake & Prostate Cancer Risk; Alcohol
Consumption & Risk of Breast Cancer; Reducing
Blood Transfusions in Critically Ill Patients
12/06/02: Alcohol,
Tamoxifen & Carotid Artery Wall Thickness; Coffee
& Gallstones?; Irritable Bowel Syndrome Update;
Statins: More Good News
11/22/02:Alcohol,
HRT & the risk of breast cancer; hormone
replacement therapy: more bad news; new vaccines
may eliminate cervical cancer; more
11/15/02: The Effects of Diet & Exercise on Blood Pressure & Health; Growth Hormone & Sex Steroid Supplements & the Elderly; C-Reactive Protein & Cardiovascular Disease Risk
11/08/02: More Good News About Statin Drugs; Hormone replacement Therapy (HRT) & Alzheimer's Disease; A Role for Antibiotics in the Treatment of Vascular Disease?; more
11/01/02: Digoxin & gender; driving & degenerative disc disease; Coenzyme Q10 & Parkinson's Disease; Ginseng & erections; Viagra & stroke
10/25/02: Aspirin & coronary artery bypass surgery; glucosamine sulfate & progression of knee arthritis; hospital nurse staffing & patient mortality
10/18/02: Motor Vehicle Exhaust Pollution & Mortality; CT Scans, C-Reactive Protein & Heart Disease; Antiperspirant Use & the Risk of Breast Cancer; Atomic Bomb Radiation Exposure Update; more
10/04/02: Antioxidants & the Risk of Stomach Cancer; Best Way to Diagnose Appendicitis?; Coronary Artery Disease: Stent or Surgery?
09/27/02: Breast Feeding & the Risk of Asthma; HMOs & Quality of Care Scores; Red Wine & Vascular Disease
09/20/02: Dietary Folate & the Risk of Colorectal Cancer; Risks Associated with Smoking after Heart Attacks; BRCA1 Gene Mutation & the Risk of Breast & Non-breast Cancers; Breast Tissue Density & Inheritance
09/13/02: Dairy Products, Calcium, Vitamin D & the Risk of Breast Cancer; Efficacy of Nonprescription Smoking Cessation Aids; A Nutty Approach to Heart Disease Prevention; Update on Prostate Cancer
09/06/02: C-Reactive Protein & Estrogen Replacement Therapy; Walking Women & Cardiovascular Disease; Physical Activity Among Teenaged Girls
08/30/02: Babbling babies & brain function; homocysteine levels, vitamins & coronary artery disease; St. John's Wort & chemotherapy
08/16/02: A New Weapon Against Anthrax?; cataracts & motor vehicle accidents; gingko biloba takes a hit; air pollution & heart function during exercise; breast cancer genes & the estimated risk of breast cancer
08/09/02: Botulinum Toxin & Post-Stroke Spasticity; Intestinal Hormone Kills Appetite; Bone Marrow Cells Improve Blood Flow in Vascular Disease; Effectiveness of Restraining Orders on Domestic Violence
08/02/02: Mammography Saves Lives!; Obesity & the Risk of
Heart Failure; High Sugar Diets & the Risk of Colon
Cancer; Abuse During Childhood & Possible Effects
of Genes on Antisocial Behaviors
07/26/02: Cancer: Nature vs. Nurture; Cardiorespiratory
Fitness & Inflammation; Kidney Transplants from
Cadaver Donors; Aircraft Cabin Air Recirculation &
the Common Cold
07/19/02: PCBs &
the Gender of Babies; Breastfeeding & the Risk of
Breast Cancer; More Bad News About Hormone
replacement Therapy
07/12/02: A cancer surgeon's perspective on hormone replacement therapy
07/08/02: Hormone replacement therapy & the risk of disease; more good news about statins; antioxidant vitamins & disease prevention; more
06/28/02: Antioxidants & the Risk of Alzheimer's Disease; Effects of Exercise on the Hearts of Patients with Mild Hypertension; Statins reduce cardiac events following angioplasty; more
06/21/02: Sex & violence and Advertising: Do Advertisers Get What they Pay For?; Don't Drink the Water (or the Salsa Either!); Vasectomy & Prostate Cancer Risk; Update on Smoking & Disease
06/14/02: Young Men,
Obesity & Heart Disease; Breastfeeding & Obesity; Irritable Bowel Syndrome & rectal pain threshold; more data on cox-2 inhibitors & cancer; more
06/07/02: New coronary artery stent reduces risk of restenosis; possible cause of Parkinson's Disease identified; more
05/31/02: New biological insights into obesity & weight loss; broccoli kills cancer-causing stomach bug; anti-inflammatory drugs and the risk of heart attack
05/24/02: Molecular detection of tumor cells in the blood & prognosis; Cox-2 & breast/lung cancers; BRCA2 gene mutations & the risk of breast cancer; breast density & the risk of breast cancer
05/19/02: Moderate alcohol intake and blood sugar levels; more good news for tea drinkers; blood potassium levels & the risk of cardiovascular disease; ethnic differences in diabetic complications
05/10/02: Tea drinkers and the risk of death following heart attack; duration of breastfeeding & adult intelligence; abdominal aortic aneurysms: surgery or observation?
05/03/02: Risk of adverse drug reactions from newly released medications; preoperative beta-blockers may reduce heart bypass deaths; shape-shifting plastics may alter surgical practice; weight loss
supplement may cause liver damage
Robert A. Wascher, M.D., F.A.C.S. Archives
04/26/02: Angry young men & risk of premature cardiovascular disease; stay-at-home dads & risk of
cardiovascular disease; more on the effects of statins; dairy consumption and the risk of
pre-diabetes; smallpox vaccine: good to the last drop?
04/19/02: Change your sex by drinking water?; Anti-inflammatory RXs may reduce growth of breast cancer cells; radiation treatment reduces repeat narrowing of bypass grafts
04/05/02: Fish & Omega-3 fatty acid consumption and cardiac health; news briefs
04/05/02: Can coffee reduce your risk of tooth decay?; exercise & blood pressure; a single high-fat meal reduces coronary artery function
04/01/02: Pre-diabetes: a newly defined category of
health risk; teen television viewing and subsequent
aggressive behavior; the benefits of strength training
in the elderly; more ...
03/22/02: Bacteria, antibiotics & heart disease; mammograms: the debate continues; calcium & the risk of colon cancer ... and more
03/15/02: Mammography debate continues; statins & fracture risk; physical fitness & the risk of death; other intriguing findings
03/08/02: Blows to the chest & sudden cardiac death; air quality & the risk of lung cancer; tomatoes and your prostate
03/01/02: Diet & the risk of ovarian cancer; lifetime risk of developing high blood pressure; Osteoporosis prevention with a once-a-year injection?
02/26/02: The continuing controversy regarding screening mammography
02/22/02: Lowering body temperature after heart attack improves outcome; A silver lining for the chronically sleep-deprived?
02/15/02: Hormone replacement therapy & the risk of breast cancer; use it or lose it: Alzheimer's disease
& cognitive stimulation; stress, divorce & death; child daycare, infections & parental guilt
02/08/02: Possible breakthrough in early cancer diagnosis; mammography: the controversy continues; CPR techniques revisited
02/01/02: Antibiotics in livestock feed & human disease; genetic detection of early colon cancer in the stool; genetic analysis of breast cancers may help decide treatment
01/25/02: Drug increases lifespan (if you're a fly...); workplace attitudes and smoking cessation; effects
of inadequate sleep on surgeons
01/18/02: Lifelong effects of premature birth; smokers under the knife; aspirin and cardiovascular health
01/11/02: Estrogen levels in the blood & breast cancer risk; Heart attack: sex and survival; dangerous lettuce invaders
01/09/02: Cancer & aging: Two sides of the same coin?
01/04/02: Vitamin a & the risk of hip fracture in postmenopausal women; ovarian cancer risk and oral contraceptives
12/28/01:
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) detects
coronary artery disease; new development in
obesity research; adverse childhood experiences &
the risk of suicide attempts
12/21/01: Vaccination of children controls hepatitis a in the community; a possible cure for sickle cell disease; leptin and the risk of heart attacks
12/14/01: Chernobyl and the Risk of Thyroid Cancer in hildren; children & obesity; gastroesophageal reflux disease update
12/07/01: Update on school shootings; new implantable heart-assist device approved for further evaluation; prevention of fungal infections in pre-term babies
11/30/01: Flu vaccination in asthmatics; low-tar cigarettes are not less harmful; beans and your heart
11/21/01: Modified smallpox vaccine may reduce risk of cervical cancer; New approach to breast cancer diagnosis; New non-invasive prenatal diagnostic test for down's syndrome
11/16/01: Cholesterol-lowering drugs reduce risk of heart attack; supplemental radiation therapy reduces risk of breast cancer recurrence; brains of women may answer age-old questions
11/09/01: Bio-warfare (redux); my gray matter is bigger than yours; mad elk disease?
11/02/01: Making sense of bio-warfare
10/26/01: The impact of mammography on deaths due to breast cancer; diet & exercise may slow cancer cell growth; antidepressants and the risk of heart disease
10/19/01: New insights into autism; the wiley appendix
10/12/01: More bad news about obesity links to other diseases…Hey dad, can I borrow the car keys?
10/05/01: California leads nation in reduction of tobacco-related disease; exercise as an antidepressant?
09/25/01: Advances in the detection of breast cancer; primary care physician awareness of peripheral arterial disease; arsenic in the water
09/17/01: In perspective
09/12/01: Genes may hold secret to long life; men and women: cognitive function in the elderly; physical activity, obesity and the risk of pancreatic cancer
09/05/01: English milk cows prefer Beethoven and Simon & Garfunkel over
Bananarama; new prostate cancer prevention study: looking for a few good men; exercise & diet can help prevent diabetes
08/28/01: Arthritis drugs may be linked with increased risk of heart disease; errors in blood clotting tests can be fatal; infant soy formula not associated with reproductive side effects