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Albert Fuchs, M.D.

A New Weight Loss Drug is Closer to FDA Approval

Without a Randomized Study Your Results May Vary

Learning from Massachusetts

Measles Cases in 2011 Highest in Fifteen Years

Healthcare That You Should Avoid

Weight-Loss Surgery More Effective for Diabetes than Medication

Aspirin for Cancer Prevention not Ready for Prime Time

Epidemiology is Much Worse For You Than Red Meat

Clostridium difficile Infections on the Increase

Doctor, Test Me for Everything

Untreatable Gonorrhea – The Next Infectious Threat

Relearning What We Knew: Antibiotics Don’t Help In Sinus Infections

Tai Chi Improves Balance in Patients with Parkinson’s

Amputations in Diabetics Decline Dramatically

Major Study Examines Causes of Morgellons

How Frequently Should You Have Your Bone Density Checked?

Why Losing Weight Is So Hard

Home Exercises or Chiropractic Care Beat Medications for Neck Pain

Do You Want to Read What I Write About You?

Don’t Put Unsterilized Tap Water Up Your Nose

The Final Chapter

A Reminder to Dump Your Multivitamin

Niacin Much Less Helpful in the Age of Statins

Reflections on Gratitude

Yoga Or Stretching Helps Chronic Back Pain

Difficult to Digest Carbohydrates Implicated in Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Ivacaftor – a Breakthrough in Cystic Fibrosis Treatment

Annual Chest X-Rays Not Useful for Lung Cancer Screening

Vitamin E Increases Risk of Prostate Cancer

National Panel Advises Against Prostate Cancer Screening

Contagion: the Reality behind the Movie

Arsenic in Your Apple Juice is Safer than Dr. Oz in Your Education

Contaminated Cantaloupes Responsible for Listeria Outbreak

Primary Care Doctors Want a Raise from Medicare

A Revolution in Atrial Fibrillation Treatment

Vaccines Are Much Safer than the Diseases They Prevent

Keep Calm, Carry On, and Get Your Flu Shot

Linaclotide is Safe and Effective for Chronic Constipation

A New Species of Tick-Borne Bacteria Identified in Minnesota and Wisconsin

Mammogram Reading Not Better With Computer Assistance

The Power of Placebo

Spiral CT Scans Save Lives from Lung Cancer

Rescuing Primary Care

When the Stool Hits the Sprouts

FDA Warns of Risk of Highest Zocor Dose

Germany Struck by Major Food Poisoning Outbreak

Cellphone Users Have a Higher Risk of Getting Annoyed at the World Health Organization

Niacin Does Not Prevent Strokes or Heart Attacks

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Study Criticized by Patients

Sitting Won’t Kill You, Except on Train Tracks

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