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'Tis the season
Thursday, September 25, 2008


Cold and flu in the air

“Each year, 36,000 will die and more than 200,000 will be hospitalized as a result of the flu, and most of those individuals are 65 years of age or older,”  says Curtis Allen, spokesperson for the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).



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Study sees longterm benefit of blood-sugar control
Wednesday, September 10, 2008


Diabetics who tightly control their blood sugar — even if only for the first decade after they are diagnosed — have lower risks of heart attack, death and other complications 10 or more years later, a large follow-up study has found.

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Fewer US med students choosing primary care
Wednesday, September 10, 2008


CHICAGO (AP) — Only 2 percent of graduating medical students say they plan to work in primary care internal medicine, raising worries about a looming shortage of the first-stop doctors who used to be the backbone of the American medical system.

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