Tag: harvard medical school
member name: Howard E. LeWine, M.D., Harvard Medical School
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July 09, 2008 02:10 PM EDT --
The American Academy of Pediatrics just released new recommendations for children at high risk of developing cardiovascular disease. For some children, as young as two years of age may be appropriate. . . .
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August 19, 2008 05:31 PM EDT --
Bacteria and other infectious organisms are remarkably resilient. They often develop ways to survive drugs meant to kill them. The phenomenon is called antibiotic resistance . Overuse of antibiotics . . .
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August 20, 2008 11:30 AM EDT --
Doctors frequently prescribe long-acting narcotics to help keep cancer pain and other causes of chronic pain in check. Of the long-acting preparations, methadone is clearly the most affordable. But methadone . . .
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June 16, 2008 03:27 PM EDT --
Sudden cardiac death results in 325,000 deaths per year, more deaths than lung cancer, colon cancer, breast cancer, and prostate cancer combined. Here's what likely happened to Mr. Russert. To learn . . .
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May 21, 2008 11:40 AM EDT --
The CDC now formally recommends the shingles vaccine, called Zostavax, for people age 60 and older. The vaccine is expensive, and until now insurance coverage for the vaccine has been inconsistent. With . . .
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June 03, 2008 04:11 PM EDT --
We need a better way to tell women and their doctors about the risks of specific drugs during pregnancy. So, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) plans to scrap the current system. The new labels . . .
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August 07, 2008 01:43 PM EDT --
Dr. Ronald Evans and his colleagues reported the results of research on mice that showed promise for such a pill. While it mimics some of the benefits of exercise, a pill for humans is many years, if not . . .
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August 18, 2008 11:46 AM EDT --
The FDA just issued a new warning about a potentially serious drug interaction. If you take amiodarone (Cordarone, Pacerone) and simvastatin (Zocor, Vytorin), talk with your doctor about switching to a . . .
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July 31, 2008 11:39 AM EDT --
Cell phones emit electromagnetic radiation. There are some theoretical reasons why they might increase cancer risk. But multiple studies haven't proven this in humans. Without the hard evidence proving . . .
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