Allergy & Clinical Immunology Expert Viewpoints

• How to Improve Patient Compliance in Dyslipidemia Diagnosis and Treatment Dr. George Lundberg discusses whether system-initiated patient alerts or patient-initiated requests for support or no intervention made a difference in screening and intervention.
  The Medscape Journal of Medicine, March 2008
• The Ethics of Outsourcing Surrogate Motherhood to India Josephine Johnston, LLB (hons), MBHL, Associate for Law and Bioethics, The Hastings Center, New York, explores the ethics of renting Indian uteri.
  The Medscape Journal of Medicine, March 2008
• Allergy to Heparin: The FDA Public Advisory Dr. Ajay K. Singh briefly reviews the history and biochemistry of heparin, the use of heparin as an anticoagulant in dialysis, the recent FDA public advisory, and alternative strategies to heparin.
  Medscape Nephrology, March 2008
• The Top Ten Unfounded Health Scares of the Year Elizabeth M. Whelan, ScD, MS, MPH, President, Founder, American Council on Science and Health, New York, compares notes on the top 10 health-scare myths of 2007.
  The Medscape Journal of Medicine, February 2008
• Does Calcium Supplementation, with or without Vitamin D, Reduce Bone Loss and Fractures in Older Adults? Does calcium supplementation, with or without vitamin D, reduce bone loss and fractures in older adults?
  The Medscape Journal of Medicine, February 2008
• Fibromyalgia Is Not a Rheumatologic Disease Anymore George T. Griffing, MD, Professor of Medicine, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Missouri; Editor-in-Chief, Internal Medicine, eMedicine, discusses whether we should believe in fibromyalgia.
  The Medscape Journal of Medicine, February 2008
• Clinicians Must Reinvent the Medical Record to Stimulate the Adoption of Electronic Medical Records Blake Lesselroth, MD, MBI, Assistant Professor of Medicine and Medical Informatics, Portland VA Medical Center, Portland, Oregon, proposes a radical reform for electronic medical records.
  The Medscape Journal of Medicine, February 2008
• Fat Reduction by Topical Waist Applications May Actually Work George D. Lundberg, MD, notes an exciting result about fat reduction by topical waist applications. It may be worthy of further study.
  The Medscape Journal of Medicine, February 2008
• Navigating in the Sea of Healthcare Karen Donelan, ScD, Senior Scientist in Health Policy, Massachusetts General Hospital, addresses the morass of navigating healthcare.
  The Medscape Journal of Medicine, February 2008
• Readers' and Authors' Responses to "Science and Sensibility: An Interview With Professor Rolf M. Zinkernagel, Nobel Prize Winner for Medicine 1996" Why should human efforts to find a solution to treat HIV infection be considered "irrational" and "unnecessary"?
  The Medscape Journal of Medicine, February 2008
• In Memoriam: Judah Folkman, MD (1933-2008), A Giant of Cancer Therapy Dov Michaeli, MD, PhD, CEO, Madah Medica, California, eulogizes his mentor, the father of angiogenesis study, Judah Folkman.
  The Medscape Journal of Medicine, February 2008
• What Is the Best Way to Treat and Rehabilitate a Ruptured Achilles Tendon? What is the best way to treat and rehabilitate a ruptured Achilles tendon?
  The Medscape Journal of Medicine, February 2008
• Physicians and Nurses Together Can Improve Patient Safety Carolyn Clancy, MD, Director, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, Maryland, continues her educational series.
  The Medscape Journal of Medicine, February 2008
• Spread of MRSA: Past Time for Action Thomas Ward, MD, Chief, Infectious Diseases, Portland Oregon VA Medical Center, teaches us how to prevent MRSA.
  The Medscape Journal of Medicine, February 2008
• The Need for a US Health Television Network Lawrence Grouse, MD, PhD, Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, proposes a new health and medicine TV network.
  The Medscape Journal of Medicine, February 2008
• Stroke Treatment and Prevention Are Not the Same in Men and Women Helmi Lutsep, MD, Associate Professor of Neurology at Oregon Health & Science University and Editor-in-Chief of Neurology for eMedicine, explains sex differences in preventing and treating stroke.
  The Medscape Journal of Medicine, February 2008
• Should Patients With Asthma Receive Beta-Blockers for Heart Problems? Given the risk for bronchospasm associated with beta-blockers, should patients with asthma be taking these medications?
  Medscape Pharmacists, January 2008
• Why Is Evidence-Based Medicine the Legal Standard of Practice? An experienced doctor challenges the concept of evidence-based medicine.
  The Medscape Journal of Medicine, January 2008
• Esoteric or Exoteric? Music in Medicine Claudius Conrad, MD, PhD, Senior Surgical Resident, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Department Boston, MA, describes a surprising relationship between music and medicine.
  The Medscape Journal of Medicine, January 2008
• ePatients: Engaging Patients in Their Own Care Daniel Z. Sands, MD, MPH, Senior Medical Informatics Director, Cisco, and Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, updates the status of online healthcare.
  The Medscape Journal of Medicine, January 2008