By Alan Peterson, M.D.
Recently the American Institute for Cancer Research published in its Summer 2003
ScienceNow, “A Primer on Fiber.” They mention that in September of 2002, the National Academies’ Institute of Medicine published the first-ever recommendations for fiber intake. These guidelines stem from research showing the protective effect of a high-fiber diet against heart disease.
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Carpal tunnel syndrome is caused by pressure on the median nerve. This is the nerve that goes through your wrist. The median nerve can become pinched in the carpal tunnel, which is a small canal, or space, near the base of the palm of your hand.
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By Alan Peterson, M.D.
Several large-scale human studies have associated diets high in meat with greater risk for colon cancer. Never the less, it has proven difficult to determine if this increase in risk is a direct result of meat consumption or due to other factors that often accompany diets high in meat, such as low consumption of vegetables and fruits, inactivity, obesity or smoking.
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As most of you appreciate the medical profession and medical illness is usually a very serious endeavor, however, recently it has become well known that humor can also be a healer. In response to this “trying to keep up with the times,” I offer you the following bits of history as well as humor.
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By Alan Peterson, M.D.
West Nile Virus (WNV) is a mosquito-borne pathogen whose main reservoir is birds. Last year (2002) it caused 284 deaths in the United States. Remember, the best ways to prevent exposure are: 1) to deny mosquitoes their breeding sites, particularly in populated areas, 2) to keep them from biting human beings.
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