Swedish Meatballs
on Nov 17, 2009 in Swedish Meatballs Swedish Meatballs are one of Mr TBTAM's specialties, made from a recipe given to him by my mother-in-law Irene, who modified it from The Casserole Cookbook. We usually serve the meatballs with buttered noodles, but they are also traditionally paired...

Supplemental Folic Acid in Late Pregnancy Associated with Childhood Asthma
on Nov 16, 2009 in folic acid pregnancy asthma In yet another study assessing the impact of folic acid supplementation in pregnancy, Australian researchers have found an association between use of folic acid supplements in late pregnancy and the risk for asthma in childhood. The risk was not foun...

Photoshop Healthcare Reform
on Nov 15, 2009Congress clearly hasn't gotten the picture on what America really needs for healthcare reform. Which means you'll have to create it for them.To that end, Dr Wes and his wife are holding the first and only US Healthcare Reform Photoshop Contest. Bring...

Dr Oz Gets it Right
on Nov 15, 2009 in health reform Dr Oz As much as I rant against Dr Oz and as much as the Huffington Post is beginning to annoy me with it's celebrity gossip and daily almost nude photos, they both just redeemed themselves this week with Oz's wonderful column entitled. "Real Health Reform...

Drugs for Cancer Prevention - NY Times Misses the Point
on Nov 14, 2009 in tamoxifen raloxifene breast cancer In yet another article addressing the war on cancer, The New York Times today tackles cancer prevention, focusing on alternative and mainstream Pharma products marketed to reduce the risk for cancer. While author Gina Kolata seems to have done her ho...

How to Delete a Calendar from Your iPhone
on Nov 14, 2009 in remove calendar from iPhone ****Geek alert****Ignore this post unless you came searching for this solution. After switching from Blackberry to Iphone, I forgot to remove Pocket Mac from my Macbook. As a result, when I synced my calendar to my iPhone using Mobile Me, a seco...

Feeding the Chemo Tummy
on Nov 13, 2009 in Flourless Coconut Macaroons Minted Lemonade chemotherapy nausea The good thing about being both a doctor and a cook is that when you don't have any more medicine to offer, there's always the food.Case in point - my sister's chemo-induced nausea. Despite maximum doses of Zofran, she still finds herself quite queas...

Impaired Physicians - in the Bathroom?
on Nov 12, 2009So I'm sitting here taking my required annual hospital online training, and I read that one of the signs of an impaired physician is "frequent bathroom use".Guess that puts all us perimenopausal and pregnant female docs who drink water and coffee and...

Treating Vitamin D Deficiency
on Nov 11, 2009 in Vitamin D deficiency If, like me, you are doc who is increasingly screening for and finding vitamin D deficiency, you're probably wondering the best way to replenish body stores of this essential vitamin. I have found that simply telling my vitamin D deficient patie...

My First I Phone Dinner
on Nov 10, 2009 in butternut squash ginger soup Driving home from Brooklyn Sunday afternoon, trying to figure out what to have for dinner, Mr TBTAM recalls a recipe for Butternut Squash Ginger Soup that he heard that morning on Weekend Edition. Using the google app on my new I Phone, I find the re...