Daylight Savings Time: A Good Idea?

    Daylight Savings Time: A Good Idea?

    Well, once again I have changed my clocks. I hope my heart has not noticed. The October 30, 2008 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine reported an increase number of heart attacks after daylight saving time was implemented. Why is that? It is speculated that...
    Should I take a statin?

    Should I take a statin?

    On Tuesday January 10, 2012, the USA TODAY posted on their front page, Heart  drugs tied to diabetes, statins raise the risk of developing diabetes. The article stated that one in four Americans older than 45 face a higher risk of diabetes because they take...