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May 21, 2008

Dr. Walt’s Comments on the Health Headlines – May 21, 2008

Please let me know if you like this type of entry or not. Your feedback will be very helpful to me. HAS PARLIAMENT IN BRITAN […]

May 21, 2008

Team of Family Physicians in Myanmar – Report #3

Dr. Walt has received another report from a spouse of one of the team members of the Family Physicians from the U.S. that crossed the […]

May 21, 2008

Family Physicians in Earthquake Ravaged China

Dr. Walt went to medical school with a college friend, Keith Morgan. They have been dear friends ever since. Dr. Morgan and his wife, Cindy, […]

May 21, 2008

Vaccine Myth #6: It’s Better to Be Naturally Infected Than Immunized

It is true that natural infection almost always causes better immunity than vaccination. In fact, only the Hib and tetanus vaccines are better at inducing immunity […]

May 20, 2008

U.S. Family Physicians in Myanmar – Report #2

Dr. Walt has received this report from a spouse of one of the team members of the brave U.S. Family Physicians that have crossed the […]

May 19, 2008

Health Headlines

Google releases Google Health for medical records Brave young Myanmar doctors head to disaster zone Critics Slam Boston Doctor Who Offers Sex Change Treatment to Kids […]

May 19, 2008

Brave Young U.S. Doctors in Myanmar Send Secret Note

Dr. Walt has been made aware of a group of young Christian family medicine physicians and healthcare professionals from the United States who have made […]

May 16, 2008

Health Headlines

Listening to music found to lower blood pressure Juice may beat fruit for preventing heart disease Weight Loss Aids Bought on Internet Might Harm Your Heart […]

September 22, 2011

Two OTC drugs give better pain relief than one for osteoarthritis

A study published in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases shows that “combination treatment using ibuprofen plus acetaminophen provided better relief of chronic knee pain than […]

September 25, 2011

Could frequent tanning bed use become addicting?

The New York Times (Subscription Publication) “Well” blog reports, “People who frequently use tanning beds experience changes in brain activity during their tanning sessions that mimic the […]

September 25, 2011

FDA and ABC slam Dr. Oz; say apple juice is safe

The Boston Globe “Daily Dose” blog reports that in response to “Oprah fave Dr. Mehmet Oz” telling viewers that there “are dangerous amounts of arsenic lurking in […]

September 26, 2011

Processed and red meat increases diabetes risk

USA Today reports, “Eating processed meats and red meat regularly increases your risk of type 2 diabetes,” according to a study published in the American Journal […]

September 27, 2011

Discredited hCG diet making a comeback

The Los Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune reported that the “long-discredited” human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) “diet is making a comeback, and the renewed interest has spawned […]

September 27, 2011

IBM working to turn robotic “Jeopardy!” contestant into medical assistant

The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports IBM is working to turn Watson, a computer that earlier this year successfully competed on the game show “Jeopardy!”, into a […]