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Ben Kazie MD
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New PAP guidelines advise women to delay testing
As if the recent release of changes in recommendations regarding breast cancer early detection were not enough, we now have hot on it’s heels a major change in recommendations for cervical cancer screening. The irony of these two recommendati...
CONFUSION: No mammograms until age 50 ? No teaching breast self examination ?
Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed type of cancer in women. An estimated 192,370 new cases of invasive breast cancer in women and 1,910 cases in men will occur in 2009. Some 40,170 breast cancer deaths will have also occurred during 2009. ...
Vegetarian diet safe at all ages
It is increasingly clear that vegetarian diets, whether exclusive, or predominantly so, are becoming more common. It is also clear that they are essentially healthy diets in every respect, political ideology aside. What has been of concern is the...
Rapid H1N1 tests often fail to detect virus
Since H1N1 is overall a milder flu than even the seasonal flu, the need for rapid identification of cases is likely less important, except in specific cases (as referenced below). Although, milder overall, H1N1 continues to affect young people more...
CDC survey: 1 in 10 Americans not getting enough sleep
The negative effects of sleep deprivation are well known and become more detailed all the time. Lack of sleep or ongoing poor quality sleep has been implicated in a wide array of disorders such as obesity, high blood pressure, sexual dysfunction, s...
New ultrasound treatment may help heal chronic wounds
Chronic wounds are among the most difficult medical problems faced by physicians. A variety of age old techniques ranging from basic local care, to exotic creams and tinctures, to various surgical procedures both simple and complex may be involved ...
