Future of Healthcare. Healthcare as an industry is changing through technology, medical and research innovations, physician reform and hospital re-organizations. Dr. David Samadi will explore long term issues, debates innovations directly influencing the healthcare industry and what both healthcare professionals and patients need to know.
Think of testosterone and almost always images of bearded, muscular men come to mind. We tend to associate it primarily as a hormone found in men. But testosterone is an equal opportunity hormone as it is found in both men and women playing a vital role in each gender.
Read MoreWe are all conditioned to believe that “you can't teach an old dog new tricks,” that as we get older, we can't learn new skills easily and we just won't be as sharp as we were in our callow youth.But what if that's all it was: conditioning? What if we really do continue to learn the way we did as children well into our golden years?
Read MoreNow, in perhaps one of the greatest ironies in modern mental health history, new research from Oregon State University suggests that thinking over and over again about conflicts between your job and personal life is likely to damage both your mental and physical health.
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Not getting enough sleep? Maybe you're drinking too many sugar-sweetened drinks.
Do you find yourself craving sugar-sweetened drinks? Maybe you're not getting enough sleep.
Read MoreAlthough there has been some research that confirmed what we all instinctively knew to be true – that men are more likely to cheat than women – there has never been any data that told us why. Until now.
Read MoreAll things considered, urinary tract infections (UTIs) ought not be as prevalent as they are (about 150 million people develop UTIs each year, and they are the most common of bacterial infections).
Read MoreIs legalization of marijuana in our country’s best interest? The current Obama Administration doesn’t think so. It continues to oppose legalization of marijuana along with other illegal drugs which are a major public health and safety threat to all of us.
Read MoreHave you measured yourself to see how tall you are lately? Losing and inch or so in height may or may not come as a surprise as shrinking with age is a very common occurrence for most of us.
Read MoreMany of us can rattle off our latest cholesterol number at the drop of a hat. Keeping an eye on your cholesterol is important but there’s another number you also should have memorized – your triglycerides
Read MoreThere is disturbing news in the use of opioids – more and more young adults are becoming dependent on opioids such as Vicodin and Percocet than ever before.
Read MoreOne of the many dirty little secrets in the fight against clinical depression is that there is a significant number of patients who don’t adequately improve with antidepressant drugs.
Read MoreMigraine headaches can be savage. Usually encompassing half of your head or more, and lasting from two hours to three days, they are also by their nature recurring.
Read MoreWe all have a fond but bittersweet memory of That One Guy who lived about as healthy a life as he could, prided himself on his diet and exercise regimen, yet still died too young.
Read MoreComplementary health procedures – the so-called “alt-health” practices of acupuncture, tai chi, yoga, massage therapy, and relaxation techniques – are a $30 billion a year business.
Read MoreDepression has been linked to sexually active young women in the United States who use hormonal contraceptives during their reproductive years.
Read MoreIn the battle against gonorrhea, we're getting our butts kicked.
Read MoreIt’s time to ditch unhealthy food fats once and for all. A large cohort study published in JAMA Internal Medicine found that different types of dietary fat have different effects on mortality.
Read MoreIt’s a hard pill to swallow but your medications could be contributing to weight gain. If that is the case, what is a person to do?
Read MoreIt appears that the fate of your health lies in your hands – specifically how strong your grip is.
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