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The Invisible Killer in Your Home: Understanding Radon, Testing, and Mitigation
January 19th 2010Radon is an invisible, odorless, and tasteless radioactive gas that is released into the air or dissolves into groundwater as uranium in rocks or soil decays. It was classified as a human carcinogen in 1988 by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, but the ill health effects of this invisible killer had been observed for centuries in Europe.
Psychiatric Medication Side Effects: Risk/benefit Ratio in the Modern Era
January 19th 2010I'm sorry for the hiatus in posting; there always seem to be tons of paperwork this time of year, not to mention the need to get things together for the tax season. With taxes in mind, perhaps it is appropriate to write a post that has to do with the FDA.
Haiti: 'Patients who were not Critical Three Days Ago are now in Critical Phases'
January 18th 2010Isabelle Jeanson, a Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières emergency communications officer, has been with the MSF teams in Port-au-Prince since January 15. Here she describes the situation as of January 17.
Insulin Pumps Might Have Slight Advantage in Type 1 Diabetes
January 18th 2010A meta analysis found that participants using insulin pumps had significantly lower HbA1c levels than those using multiple daily injections, though no differences existed between the two for non-severe low blood glucose levels.
A Dose of Truth about the Consequences of Opiophobia
January 18th 2010The treatment of intractable pain remains an unresolved controversy in American medicine. Although, in theory, it is generally accepted that pain must be adequately treated, particularly in cancer patients, the treatment of pain unrelated to malignancy remains a stubborn and highly contentious issue.
Haiti Earthquake: Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières Working to Provide Healthcare
January 15th 2010Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières have been working together to treat as many of the people who were injured after the 7.0 earthquake that hit Haiti on Tuesday afternoon.