Dr. Perry Hookman

Friday, September 14, 2012

Exercise training increases size of hippocampus and improves memory Aerobic exercise may help improve memory in older people

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  A year of modest aerobic exercise reversed normal brain shrinkage by one to two years in older adults and improved their memory functi...
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Monday, August 13, 2012

Enterovirus infection and type I diabetes mellitus: systematic review and meta-analysis of observational molecular studies

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  Type I diabetes: A virus that causes a host of ailments ranging from mild respiratory illnesses to meningitis and polio was found to b...
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Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Jewish Ethnicity and Pancreatic Cancer Mortality in a Large United States Cohort Pancreatic Cancer:

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American Jews may be genetically predisposed to developing pancreatic cancer, according to a study in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers ...
Monday, July 16, 2012

Drug Deals with Medical Insurance Carriers Tie Prices to How Well Patients Do.

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So What’s in it for us? Pressed by insurance companies, some drug makers are beginning to adjust what they charge for their drugs, based ...
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Friday, June 29, 2012

TOO MANY X-RAYS ARE HARMFUL

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CT scans is associated with significant radiation exposure in some patients; the risks should be considered carefully when imaging for chr...
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Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Use Genetic Tests To Help Make Prescription Decisions

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Medco Health Solutions Inc. "is encouraging doctors to use genetic tests to determine whether drugs will work for particular patients...
Monday, May 28, 2012

Whole-genome sequencing may soon become clinically useful.

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Two newly published papers may reignite the once-"disappointing" search for the "genetic roots of major killers like heart ...
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Dr. Perry Hookman
Dr. Perry Hookman, MD, is board certified in both gastroenterology and internal medicine. He also holds a masters degree in health administration and board certified in medical management. He has over 30 years of experience in internal medicine and gastroenterology. Dr. Hookman has authored or coauthored over 50 peer-reviewed articles on topics related to internal medicine and gastroenterology. He is a faculty member of a university medical school and on the medical staff of a teaching hospital.
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