A DEADLY DISEASE: DIABETES MELLITUS
Masood N. Khan M.D. The exponential increase in the incidence of diabetes will soon likely make it a pandemic, meaning, so widespread globally that it could assume a rate of…
END OF LIFE PLANNING
Masood N. Khan M.D., F.A.C.P In the olden days when life was simple and families were bound, end of life also used to be a natural and simple event without…
THE SLEEP THAT CAN KILL YOU (Sleep Apnea)
Masood N. Khan M.D. Sleep apnea (AP-ne-ah) simply means cessation of breathing during sleep. This occurs as pauses in breathing during sleep lasting from a few seconds to minutes. Such…
Is there such a thing as METABOLICALLY HEALTHY OBESITY?
Masood N. Khan M.D., F.A.C.P. What is metabolically healthy obesity? This term has come into common usage nowadays. Yes there is such thing as ‘metabolically healthy obesity’. It is defined…
Nuts and Bolts of Obamacare
Masood N. Khan M.D., F.A.C.P. Health reform legislation, called Affordable Care Act and nicknamed Obamacare, could be rightly called President Obama’s biggest achievement. Presently, health care insurance programs are based…
The Scary Ebola
Masood N. Khan M.D., F.A.C.P Ebola virus belongs to the family of ‘filoviridae’ which are shaped like a thread. It is named after a river in Sudan. It is the…
The Question of E-Cigarettes
Masood N. Khan M.D. F.A.C.P. Through the "Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act of 2009 and its amendment in April 2014, FDA has regulated consumption of tobacco in the…