2013 Article Archives

Hunger, Satiety and Obesity

Nov 12, 2012 at 05:05 pm by steve

What Regulates Our Appetite? Our body naturally tells us when to eat and when to stop by hormones and neurons: ghrelen, neuropeptied Y, cholecystokinin, peptide YY, insulin,.... Read More
2013 Article Archives

Compounding Pharmacies Coming Under Greater Scrutiny

Nov 12, 2012 at 05:04 pm by steve

With as many as 13,000 patients possibly exposed to fungal meningitis from tainted spinal steroid injections traced to a New England compounding pharmacy, the regulation of co.... Read More
2013 Article Archives

The Literary Examiner

Nov 12, 2012 at 05:03 pm by steve

The Dog Lived (and So Will I) c.2012, Sourcebooks; $14.99 / $16.99 Canada; 288 pages   Your dog gets the best of care. Before you give him toys, you make sure the squ.... Read More
2013 Article Archives

State May Get It’s First Freestanding Emergency Department

Nov 12, 2012 at 05:02 pm by steve

In 2008, Brookwood Medical Center filed a Certificate of Need (CON) Application with the State Health Planning and Development Agency (SHPDA) to build a $19 million, 19,598-sq.... Read More
2013 Article Archives

Tick bites: A common cause of IgE antibodies to alpha-gal

Nov 12, 2012 at 05:00 pm by steve

Two novel forms of anaphylaxis have been defined recently: 1) acute reactions during the first infusion of cetuximab and 2) delayed anaphylaxis to red meat. In each case, thes.... Read More
November cover of Birmingham Medical News

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Dec 01, 2025 at 03:31 pm by kbarrettalley

The November 2025 Issue of Birmingham Medical News is here!