Everything in our world is interconnected in very complex and sometimes fragile ways. In the arthritis clinic, one drug that comes up is diclofenac (2-(2,6-dichloranilino) phenyl acetic acid). It’s a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory. It works to inhibit the COX enzyme, but also seems to have some anti-bacterial properties as well. It’s a great medication, and it helps a […]
Medical Mystery: Granulomatous Mastitis in Mexican Women who Breastfed
I have been seeing a number of women coming to clinic with a shared presentation of a similar condition, which used to be considered quite rare, but we (and others) have been seeing quite a lot of it. The prototypical case might go something like this: A 35 year old woman comes in because of […]
Marathon runners who suddenly die.
I recently became aware of marathon runners who have suddenly died. Recently, a 42-year-old man died in London, England during a marathon, and two men, aged, 31 and 35, died in North Carolina while completing a half-marathon. Why did the incidence of healthy people dying in marathons take a steep incline in the recent years? […]
