The placebo effect is a very powerful tool, and an intriguing window into the power of the human brain. This blog offered an illuminating post in the past on the power of placebos. We also carried a post on how placebos can mimic the immunosuppressive effect of cyclosporine. Attempting to use placebos in clinical practice is clearly skating out into the Continue reading
Monthly Archives: August 2015
The siren call of testosterone supplementation
Testosterone supplementation is a booming business. Direct-to-consumer marketing is expanding, touting the many benefits of testosterone supplements for aging men. If you’re male, over the age of 40, and have experienced tiredness, decreased muscle mass, lower Continue reading
StairWELL to Better Health
The title of this post is the lead-in on an existing CDC program, Healthier Worksite Initiative, that goes hand in hand with the Active Design movement (pun intended) to promote physical activity and to fight obesity. A previous PHC blog pointed out the high Continue reading
Post-traumatic stress disorder and opioid use
Traumatic stress is common in American life. 80% of adult Americans will experience one or more traumatic events in their lifetimes. Of these, 13% of women and 6% of men will develop post-traumatic stress disorder. Think of trauma as any event where one is Continue reading
Opening doors: a path to improving access for your patients
Even if you’re a brilliant, up-to-date physician, your patients won’t benefit unless you can get them in the door to your practice. Patients who are at the end of your appointment queue are faced with three options: wait for their time with you and risk their condition Continue reading