by Gary Pepper M.D. | Jun 7, 2007 | diabetes
Today’s NY Times carries a front page article about the dangers of Actos and Avandia, two popular diabetes medications. The reason behind the news story is that the FDA has finally required the two companies that make these diabetes drugs to carry a “black...
by Gary Pepper M.D. | Mar 21, 2007 | health, hormones, metabolism, misc, nutrition, stress
A published study confirms what has been suspected for some time, which is that men in the Boston area over the past two decades are showing declining levels of testosterone (male hormone), in their blood. Over twenty years the average testosterone level in these men...
by Gary Pepper M.D. | Feb 28, 2007 | diet, nutrition
Mention Vitamin D to most people and they will try not to yawn. One of the less glamorous vitamins it is known as the sunshine vitamin because our skin, when exposed to the ultraviolet rays in sunlight, manufactures vitamin D. Not unexpectedly sunscreen on the skin...