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Is 'Alternative' Medicine Effective?
https://reachmd.com/programs/second-opinion-live/is-alternative-medicine-effective/5139/Joining our hosts this week is Dr. Josephine P. Brigggs, director of the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Dr. Briggs brings her focus on translational research to the position. On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the agency, Dr. Briggs discusses what has been learneNew AMA President Dr. J. James Rohack's Inauguration Address
https://reachmd.com/programs/conference-coverage/new-ama-president-dr-j-james-rohacks-inauguration-address/4687/The American Medical Association (AMA) has inaugurated Dr. J. James Rohack, a cardiologist from Bryan, Texas, as the Association's 164th president. In his inaugural address as AMA president, Dr. Rohack covered a range of issues central to the ongoing debate over healthcare reform in the United StateAMA Delegates Respond to President Obama's Speech
https://reachmd.com/programs/conference-coverage/ama-delegates-respond-to-president-obamas-speech/4636/President Barack Obama delivered a lengthy address on his vision for health system reform to delegates of the American Medical Association (AMA) at their 158th annual meeting in Chicago. The speech generated a range of reactions from physicians in the audience. Host Dr. John Armstrong captures theirWhat Physicians Need to Know About H1N1 Influenza
https://reachmd.com/programs/second-opinion-live/what-physicians-need-to-know-about-h1n1-influenza/4457/Events surrounding the spread of H1N1 influenza virus have dominated the news over the course of the last few weeks. We are all receiving calls from patients worried that they may have symptoms, while others are concerned that they may be at risk. Everyone has questions: Is there any need to think aNew Successes with Gene Therapy
https://reachmd.com/programs/focus-on-future-medicine-and-genetics/new-successes-with-gene-therapy/4444/Although gene therapy has encountered a few significant setbacks in its two-decade history, it has recently demonstrated several notable successes. What conditions have been successfully treated with gene therapy, and might gene therapy some day be used to treat cancer? What are some of the obstacleAre We Overdiagnosing Certain Food Allergies?
https://reachmd.com/programs/focus-on-allergy/are-we-overdiagnosing-certain-food-allergies/4374/Wheat, eggs, milk, peanuts and other nuts, soybeans and seafood: all of these can be an integral part of a balanced, healthy diet for growing children. Instead, many are off-limits for an increasing number of children diagnosed with food allergies. Though the rise in food allergies is certainly worrPayoffs and Pitfalls of E-Communication in Psychiatry
https://reachmd.com/programs/focus-on-neurology-and-psychiatry/payoffs-and-pitfalls-of-e-communication-in-psychiatry/4299/The continued growth of the Internet, and its increasing pervasiveness in our lives, has many of us considering how we might incorporate Web-based avenues of communication in our practice. The ease and convenience of e-mail, for example, is tempting, but could also open up a Pandora's box. Does e-maAlleviating the Burden of RSV Across the United States
https://reachmd.com/programs/clinicians-roundtable/alleviating-the-burden-of-rsv-across-the-united-states/4282/Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a well-known cause of hospitalization in infants, but new research suggests the burden of illness may be more substantial than previously recognized in healthy, older children as well. Investigators estimate over two million children under the age of five requirSaving Lives With CPR and AED
https://reachmd.com/programs/focus-on-heart-health/saving-lives-with-cpr-and-aed/4223/CPR and AED can make the difference between life and death. But the varying degrees of knowledge and usage of these life-saving practices across the country may be putting people at risk for death from cardiac arrest. Dr. Vincent Bufalino, CEO of Midwest Heart Specialists, one of the biggest communiChanging the Paradigm of Valve Surgery: Repair or Replace?
https://reachmd.com/programs/focus-on-heart-health/changing-the-paradigm-of-valve-surgery-repair-or-replace/4214/The most pressing question facing cardiac valve surgery is whether to undergo a replacement or repair procedure. Though outcomes of valve reconstruction are, in many cases, proving notably better than valve replacement, it is estimated that only a small majority of potential candidates are undergoin