Author Archives: Ann G. Sjoerdsma

11/25/18: SKIMMING THE NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE: The Reading Can Be Rough, but It Also Can Be Fun

10/21/18: ACUTE FLACCID MYELITIS (AFM): THE POLIO-LIKE NEUROLOGICAL DISORDER SUDDENLY IN THE NEWS; Though Rare, CDC Reports Surge in AFM Cases, More Than 90 Percent in Children

9/19/18: POLIO PATIENT WHO CONTRACTED PARALYZING VIRUS FROM VACCINE AS INFANT DIES AT 28: He Never Should Have Been Infected

8/31/18: LEARNING ABOUT ALPHA-GAL SYNDROME: A Little-Known Red-Meat Allergy Triggered by a Tick Bite; Most Prevalent in Southeastern USA

8/8/18: WEST NILE VIRUS: THE FACTS ABOUT THIS POTENTIALLY FATAL INFECTIOUS DISEASE; 40 Cases, One Death Reported in USA This Year

7/23/18: JOHNS HOPKINS: HIGH TESTOSTERONE, LOW ESTROGEN MAY INCREASE HEART DISEASE RISK IN POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN: It’s the ratio between the hormones’ levels that may be significant

7/12/18: MOM SUDDENLY EMERGES FROM SOME OF HER BRAIN FOG . . . I HAVE A THEORY; & A WORD ABOUT SUICIDE

6/27/18: IN THE SUMMERTIME, LET’S PAUSE: LOOKING AT AGING WITHIN YOUR ENDOCRINE SYSTEM

6/15/18: SUMMERTIME BLUES: I AM A MAGNET FOR MOSQUITOES, Those Lousy Bloodsuckers: Here’s Why

5/30/18: UV LIGHT EXPOSURE AND CATARACTS: Protect Your Eyes As Well As Your Skin; Wear Sunglasses to Prevent Cataracts, Other Eye Conditions