In the Opinionator section of the New York Times on 5/23/11 there was an article by Justin E. H. Smith titled: The Flight of Curiousity. Here are a few paragraphs from it: Must one be endowed with curiosity in order to become a philosopher? Today, in the academic realm, at least, the answer is surely and regrettably “no.” When a newly minted philosopher goes on the job … [Read more...]
Food Matters
"Let Thy Food Be Thy Medicine, And Thy Medicine Be Thy Food." - Hippocrates Food Matters is a documentary movie that came out in 2008, from first-time Producer-Directors James Colqhuoun and Laurentine Ten Bosch. You can watch the official trailer on YouTube. A colleague of Dr Silverstein's "found the content of this movie strikingly similar to your lectures and the … [Read more...]
Heart Also Long-Term Risk for Breast Cancer Survivors
The following is a comment on an article from the ASCO Breast Cancer Symposium. It is different sets of genes/biochemistry/physiology (for different diseases), but that which "turns on" breast cancer is the very same thing(s) as that which "turns on" heart disease activation: same for diabetes, diverticulitis, high BP, high cholesterol, cancer of the … [Read more...]
Study Shows Plaque Lipid Core Depletion
Here is an article I found interesting. ACC 2009 [American College of Cardiology annual meeting 2009]: MRI Study Shows Plaque Lipid Core Depletion With Intensive Lipid-Lowering Therapy as reported on Heartwire — a professional news service of WebMD Michael O'Riordan April 7, 2009 (Orlando, Florida) — Intensive statin therapy in patients with coronary or carotid … [Read more...]
Letter to Cardiology News
December 28, 2007 Sidney Goldstein, MD, Medical Editor Cardiology News 5635 Fishers Lane, # 6000 Rockville, MD, 20852 800-445-6975. cardiologynews@elsevier.com Dear Sid: Regarding the 12/07 article "Perioperative Beta Blocker Regimen Boosts Risk" article in Cardiology News by Mitchel L. Zoler of the Philadelphia Bureau. First of all, Sid, thanks for taking … [Read more...]