By David Dunaief, M.D.
Our assumptions about alcohol and health are complicated and often wrong. Many of you may have heard that Europeans who drink...
By David Dunaief, M.D.
Despite the best efforts of public campaigns and individual physicians, heart disease is still the number one cause of death in...
Chest pain is only one of many possible symptoms.
By David Dunaief, M.D.
Each year, 805,000 people in the U.S. have heart attacks, or myocardial infarctions...
Proton pump inhibitors should be taken at the lowest dose for the shortest possible time.
By David Dunaief, M.D.
Sometimes referred to as “reflux” or “heartburn,”...
By David Dunaief, M.D.
The medical community doesn’t universally agree about the value of milk and dairy consumption for preventing osteoporosis and fractures later in...
Soy puts less stress on the kidneys than animal protein
By David Dunaief, M.D.
There are many myths about managing type 2 diabetes that circulate. Fortunately,...
Walking routinely can reduce your risk of dialysis
By David Dunaief, M.D.
Last week, I wrote that 37 million U.S. adults have chronic kidney disease (CKD)...
Dietary changes can help control or reverse chronic kidney disease
By David Dunaief, M.D.
Your kidneys are workhorses; they perform an array of critical functions for...