Study: Statin use leads to fatigue

What has long been observed by physicians, statin-induced fatigue, is now being demonstrated in proper randomized controlled studies. Researchers took 1016 adults with elevated LDL cholesterol, and gave them simvastatin, pravastatin or placebo. At 6 months, those taking the statin medications were more likely to be fatigued both at rest and with exertion. It makes sense to only use statin …

How Psychedelic Drugs Can Help Patients Face Death via @nytimes

Can psychedelics ease the suffering of those with terminal illness?  A growing number of medical studies, and a recent article in the New York Times, say “yes.” Research into the use of psychedelic and entheogenic drugs, such as psilocybin-containing mushrooms, LSD and MDMA, to treat medical and psychiatric problems was actively pursued in the 1950s and 1960s.  Recently, after a …

The Quant Doctor’s Nightstand

The latest post from my self-tracking blog: The Quantified Doctor, describing some of the devices we’re testing to see how they can empower patients take control of their own health. These include BodyTrack, Zeo, Bodymedia, Withings, Emwave, and others.