Don’t wait until you are hunched over or suffer a fall and fracture your hip before you think about your bones. Less than 10% of women who are at risk of osteoporosis are diagnosed and treated.Most women fear getting osteoporosis, yet they also fear taking...
Theranos is a new start-up laboratory company that got $750 million dollars of venture capital for its technology but the methodology has never been proven and has now been ordered by the FDA to submit standard testing results to prove its claims and the accuracy of...
This is the story of my patient Patty. When she first came to see me she was 53 and had gained 20 lbs over the previous two years without eating any more or exercising any less. Besides the weight gain, she was also suffering from other significant menopausal...
Mammography no better than Clinical Breast Exams at saving lives, yet leads to 22% Overdiagnosis and Unnecessary Treatment Long term follow-up does not support screening women under 60 Before being widely implemented, mammography screening was tested in...
Before being widely implemented, Mammography screening was tested in randomized controlled trials in the 1960s to 80s. Meta-analyses of these trials showed a relative reduction in deaths from breast cancer of between 15% and 25% among women aged 50 to 69, but these...
If you are taking ESTRACE®, or any other form of Estradiol, including Hormone Pellet Implants that include Estradiol, you need to read the WARNING label very carefully. Synthetic Hormone Replacement with any form of Estradiol or Estrone can cause serious life...
