Posts Tagged ‘Cornell Medical College’

How Crash Diets, Like the Master Cleanse, Harm Your Health And Heart

7th July 2009 by admin 6 Comments

Linda Bacon, PhD, dreads swimsuit season, but not because she has anything against the beach. Instead, the California-based nutritionist fears what the season brings: scores of otherwise health-conscious citizens who subject themselves to deprivation diets (like the Master Cleanse) or intense exercise regimens, often in blazing hot weather, to look slimmer in revealing clothes. Many [...]

Patients Often Not Told About Abnormal Test Results

22nd June 2009 by admin 1 Comment

People who visit their primary care physician for routine blood tests or screenings are often not informed of the results, a new study finds.
The failure of doctors and medical facilities to follow-up and give people test results is “relatively common,” the researchers wrote, even when the results are abnormal and potentially troublesome, and affects [...]