Researchers have debunked one of the most insidious myths about this much-maligned but highly beneficial drug in an article from Dermatology Times:
Isotretinoin and suicide: Epidemiological study shows no association
London, Ontario, Canada — Suicidal behavior among patients taking isotretinoin represents an uncommon, idiosyncratic phenomenon, according to the author of a recent study of nationally representative patient [...]

Researchers at the Institute of Healthy Ageing at UCL (University College London) stated yesterday that the free-radical theory of aging is ‘wrong’.
As much as this study disappoints me, it would be disingenuous for me to omit it from this blog, and as much as one has to sigh at the possibility of countless hours of [...]

A study in Human Reproduction has today looked at the efficacy of real vs placebo acupuncture on IVF in a randomized, double blind trial. Placebo acupuncture was more effective, but only by a narrow margin and failed to reach significance.
To me, acupuncture is one of those things that I do try to believe in (although, [...]

An article released today in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute claims that calcium plus vitamin D supplementation is not associated with a reduced breast cancer risk, but my prima facie observations appear to reveal a crucial flaw.
The researchers evaluated breast cancer incidence in 36,282 post-menopausal women who were randomly assigned to take [...]