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As many of you are aware, I am not a strong proponent of vitamin supplements. It’s not that I have anything in particular against them; it’s just that I’m a skeptic. Data on vitamins contained in healthy foods is legion, but two recent studies published in respected journals currently calls into question the benefits of …
PSA testing has become more and more controversial over time. Back in the 1990’s, when it was invented, it was hailed as a panacea; the first legitimate blood test to screen for a common cancer. At that time, in an unscreening population, the test appeared to be very accurate and allowed me to diagnosis several …
A recent study of ‘monitored’ MRI, shows that people with pacemakers can safely have MRI. Over 440 patients were studied and had MRI safely. Pacemakers were implanted after 1998…..AICD (shocking devices) after 2000. If this data is consistently reproduced then MRI for patients with Pacemakers will be done more regularly. Great news.