https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/921323 Medical communities and forums staffed by doctors from leading medical centers. Over 325 forums and communities providing medical information and medical help. en As a medical intern, I spent a lot of time around feeding tubes and the people who needed them. I James G Beckerman, M.D. Wed, 25 Apr 2012 12:44:34 -0400 https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/354239/Do-no-harm-Remember-that https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/354239/Do-no-harm-Remember-that We have livers and kidneys for a reason, right? But don’t tell that to the millions of Americans w James G Beckerman, M.D. Thu, 09 Jun 2011 11:03:54 -0400 https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/295241/Detox-Doubts https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/295241/Detox-Doubts Over a year ago, I posted a blog arguing against the use of Human Growth Hormone as a weight loss sup James G Beckerman, M.D. Thu, 03 Mar 2011 17:50:45 -0500 https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/272913/The-HCG-Diet https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/272913/The-HCG-Diet Hi everyone! I hope you all are having a happy and healthy holiday season. I'm so excited to an James G Beckerman, M.D. Mon, 27 Dec 2010 10:52:46 -0500 https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/255322/The-Flex-Diet-is-now-in-stores https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/255322/The-Flex-Diet-is-now-in-stores Another drug bites the dust. In the past few weeks, we have seen sibutramine (Meridia) pulled from th James G Beckerman, M.D. Mon, 08 Nov 2010 16:09:31 -0500 https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/244258/Would-you-take-an-obesity-drug-if-it-were-safe-effective-andavailable https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/244258/Would-you-take-an-obesity-drug-if-it-were-safe-effective-andavailable I was talking yesterday with one of the medical assistants in my cardiology office - he is an amaz James G Beckerman, M.D. Fri, 01 Oct 2010 12:12:42 -0400 https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/234725/Yes-You-Can-But-Will-You https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/234725/Yes-You-Can-But-Will-You I’ve been getting a lot of posts recently about using Human Growth Hormone (HGH) for weight loss, an James G Beckerman, M.D. Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:55:18 -0400 https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/116828/HGH-weight-loss-solution https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/116828/HGH-weight-loss-solution Between college and medical school, I spent a year living in Spain. It was one of those “discovery” James G Beckerman, M.D. Fri, 24 Jul 2009 20:29:34 -0400 https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/108569/Zen-and-the-Heart-of-Medical-Maintenance https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/108569/Zen-and-the-Heart-of-Medical-Maintenance Everywhere you look, there's a new approach to weight loss. From acid balance to zodiac signs, autho James G Beckerman, M.D. Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:55:47 -0400 https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/97218/Eat-Less-Do-More-Repeat https://medhelp.org/user_journals/show/97218/Eat-Less-Do-More-Repeat