Dr. Gwenn’s Huffington Post Blog
The moral of today’s post is things are not always as they appear but that doesn’t make them bad. The Common Cold: saline as a cure??MomLogic called me yesterday about whether salt water can cure the common cold. No different [...]
The end of this week was loaded with interesting news that impacts our lives and our kids in different ways. Some of these headlines provide information and clarity on medical issues impacting our lives while others help us sort out [...]
Today on NECN, I talked with Karen Swenson about three top headlines that parents are worried about: 1. The latest toy recall2. New information that not all TV is bad for our young kids3. The latest study on the pill [...]
Two headlines this week have made me consider the concept of “what is extreme” and I’ve come to the following conclusion – if something sounds extreme, over the top, unusual or just not what others are doing, it probably is. [...]
If you are a woman on the pill, today is a good but confusing day. First, the good. We live in a time where we have more options than ever before for birth control pills including one that allows us [...]
Another “breast is best” article this week. By now we all know the data and the perks and benefits to breast feeding. As the expert in the AP report noted: Formula isn’t as good at protecting babies against diseases, eczema [...]
Today on Good Morning Live I talked with Karen Swensen about a number of new breast cancer studies including whether eating grapefruit increases a woman’s risk of breast cancer, the impact of a healthy diet and breast cancer recurrence and [...]
Do no harm. Right? That’s what I swore to do just over a decade ago as have all my medical colleagues. Yet in the medical profession I often wonder why that oath doesn’t apply to each other. When my writing [...]
“So what?” That’s what Tyra Banks is telling women to shout out loud about their bodies. She discussed her new campaign yesterday on Good Morning America and you’d be surprised how this simple mantra may be just what women, and [...]
After weeks of confusing studies, and days after we learn of a study that suggests we may not need annual mammograms before age 50, the real world is finally weighing in. According to a recent AP story: Elizabeth Edwards said [...]
