A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine recently demonstrates tendencies to develop allergies and asthma may be diminished by early exposure to pooled bacterial dust samples found on family farms combined...
The September 15, 2016 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report published an article online about a survey showing that 1 in 4 people in the US 50 years and older engage in no exercise other...
According to a report published online September 6th in JAMA Internal Medicine and covered in PracticeUpdate, between 2009 and 2014, the number of gluten-free Americans has tripled but the number of individuals with celiac disease...
The final rule implementing Section 1557 of the ACA will be effective October 17, 2016. Below are some frequently asked questions about Section 1557 and links to more info. What is the history of this rule? Section...
For as long as we’ve been told, "don’t cross your eyes or they’ll stay that way", we have also been told running is bad for our knees. It turns out this is not true...
The latest issue of “OUCH!”, a monthly security awareness newsletter from Securing the Human, a division of SANS Institute, is devoted to common e-mail security mistakes that any people might be making. It details four security issues that...
In the August 3, 2016 “The Upshot” column in The New York Times, author Gina Kolata reports on the rationale behind common surgeries, from meniscus to spinal fusion to vertebroplasty. When compared to drug...
Did you know two thirds of all Americans experience low back pain at some point in their lives? Or that low back pain is the second most common complaint in ambulatory care? Or is...
The U.S. has succeeded at significantly reducing the number of deaths due to car crashes from 2000-2013, however our level of improvement is significantly lower than that of 19 other high-income countries. In a...