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...pills worked) - they are not effective. They are "natural" though, and many patients love them. The say their pain is "relieved" and they are sure the stuff works because of something about never having seen a shark with low back pain. Educated, rational people - even my favorite rheumatologist - still swallow the stuff. Go figure...
...what should you do if you have a bottle of Vioxx in your medicine cabinet? "For younger patients who are otherwise well, I think you can afford to wait until you talk to your doctor," says Dr. Meggan Mackay, a rheumatologist at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York City. Older patients, particularly those with a history of heart disease, should stop taking the drug immediately and consult their doctor about a new treatment. But don't throw away your bottle; Merck has promised to reimburse customers for unused medication. For more information, call 1-888-36-VIOXX...
...Women's Hospital in Boston - a Harvard Medical School teaching hospital - have found new evidence that ordinary tea may prime the immune system to fend off attacks from bacteria and other pathogens. "This is the first report of tea affecting the immune system," says Dr. Jack Bukowski, a rheumatologist and co-author of the study. But it's hardly the first health benefit attributed to tea. Over the years, credible claims have been made that tea may help protect against various forms of cancer, cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's disease and rheumatoid arthritis. The Brigham and Women's study...
...home.) Sosenko has always been a bit moody. His office is littered with Tasmanian-devil toys given to him by his family, an inside joke alluding to his occasional temper. But nowadays he is regularly depressed and irritable. "Alex takes everything to heart," says his wife Maria, 46, a rheumatologist (whose malpractice premiums nearly doubled this year, from $8,592 to $15,472). "He's frantically searching for help...
...women to drive to Utah for prenatal care, a pregnant radio host took to the airwaves and begged her listeners to help her find an obgyn. (Her unorthodox method worked.) In Pennsylvania, a particularly unlucky senior has lost his neurosurgeon and orthopedic surgeon to other states, and now his rheumatologist and urologist are threatening to move as well...