A decision on May 10 by an FDA advisory panel to support the use of the drug Truvada to prevent HIV in certain high-risk populations is causing concern among many medical professionals who treat HIV patients. Truvada is already used for treatment of HIV.
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This post was adapted from material Ms. Berko originally wrote for Autism Speaks. Over the last few years, several studies have shown that the average age of parents of children with autism is higher than the average age of parents of typically developing children born in the same time period.
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I grew up watching the TV classic Dragnet, which ran on NBC from 1951 to 1959 and then from 1967 to 1970. Each episode opened with a dramatic four-note brass-and-tympani musical theme and the warning, “The story you are about to see is true. Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent.”
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Editor’s Note: On Saturday, May 5, Alyson Moadel, Ph.D. will participate in the 15th Annual EIF Revlon Run/Walk For Women in Times Square. Find out more about the walk and Alyson’s participation at the end of this blog. When I was seven, my mother, Nancy Selden, was diagnosed with breast cancer. She was 31 years old.
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Okay. Admit it. You check e-mails or post to Facebook or Twitter just before you hit the sack; read or play games on a digital device in bed; and probably even sleep with your smartphone so you don’t miss any texts.
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Part of what makes it possible for physicians to treat patients is the work of the basic scientists whose study at the molecular level gives rise to life-improving and occasionally, life extending drugs. The “bench” work of lab scientists is fascinating but not for the faint of heart.
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Medicare now covers nutrition counseling for obesity. My first reaction was, “high time!” With two out of three adults already overweight or obese, weight management is arguably the largest health problem we face in this country.
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Whenever your doctor takes a specimen during an exam (such as blood, urine or a throat culture), you are actually being treated by two doctors. The second is a pathologist, who is an expert in diagnostic medicine.
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