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Anchor lead: How many medicines can someone with chronic fatigue syndrome or severe exercise intolerance disease expect to take?  Elizabeth Tracey reports Systemic exercise intolerance disease or SEID is the new name for chronic fatigue syndrome, and it is thought …

March 6, 2015 – Several Treatments Read more »

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Anchor lead: There is evidence from testing to help make the diagnosis of chronic fatigue syndrome or systemic exercise intolerance disease, Elizabeth Tracey reports If you suspect you have chronic fatigue syndrome, newly renamed SEID or systemic exercise intolerance disease, …

March 5, 2015 – Objective Evidence Read more »

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Anchor lead:   A recent superbug outbreak can be controlled, Elizabeth Tracey reports CRE stays for carbapenam resistant enterbacteriaceae, and this is the bug that colonized one type of endoscope at a California hospital, killing two people and perhaps infecting scores …

March 3, 2015 – Recent Outbreak Read more »

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This week’s topics include Fusobacterium pharyngitis, steroids in pneumonia, electric fans and overheating, and varenicline for smoking cessation in reluctant patients. Program notes: 0:34 Reluctant smokers 1:35 Year long large study 2:32 Vast majority of people did well 3:28 Electric …

PodMed – Week of February 23, 2015 Read more »