Monthly Archives: April 2010

Housekeeping

Housekeeping I previously mentioned that there was a large collection of measurable variables that when improved lead to a longer healthier life. Most people have not heard of these variables or have read about them only in glossy adds designed … Continue reading

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Headlines That Confuse and Medical Trials That Prove Nothing

Two large trials looking at prostate cancer screening were published in The New England Journal of Medicine on March 26, 2009. Summary: the US trial showed no benefit to screening. The European study showed a 20% reduction in mortality among … Continue reading

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The Industrialization of Medicine

Any customer can have a car painted any colour that he wants so long as it is black ~ Henry Ford Any customer can have a car painted any colour that he wants so long as it is black” Henry … Continue reading

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Cardiorespiratory Fitness as a Quantitative Predictor of All-Cause Mortality

Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) 2009;301(19):2024-2035 In an article titled, with breathtaking concision, Cardiorespiratory Fitness as a Quantitative Predictor of All-Cause Mortality and Cardiovascular Events in Healthy Men and Women: A Meta-analysis, the authors argue that a person’s … Continue reading

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Findings in the Medical Journals

This month there are so many just plain interesting findings in the medical journals I wanted to give you a summary of several rather than my longer narrative on one or two points. I believe they are all of use … Continue reading

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