Lady Docs Corner Cafe Blog

Thu Tran, MD,FACOG

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Health News: Autism Risk and ART,Saccharin as Potential Treatment, Obesity and Increased Risk of Cancer

March 31, 2015

1.  Increased Incidence of Autism in Children Born by Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) A study published in the American Journal of Public Health on March 19 found the incidence for…

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Brief Pearls About Hormone Replacement, Chantix for Smoking Cessation, and Tylenol

March 17, 2015

1. Hormone Replacement Therapy: a New Review from the Mayo Clinic Among the most controversial issues in Gynecology is the use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) after menopause. In 2002,…

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Kayla Mueller: Reflections on a Luminous Life

February 17, 2015

“The thought of your pain is the source of my own, simultaneously the hope of our reunion is the source of my strength.  Please be patient, give your pain to…

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Measles and Politics: A Piece of My Mind

February 10, 2015

This past weekend my husband David and I took our son Sandy to Chapel Hill, North Carolina to watch a Duke basketball game with my parents-in-law Drs. Sam Katz and…

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January Health Pearls: Walnuts and Alzheimer’s, Formaldehyde in E-Cigarette Vapor

January 28, 2015

Walnuts as Super Nuts for Memory  The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) reported a significant positive relationship between walnut consumption and cognitive function in adults of all ages,…

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Taking Steps to Maintain a Lucid Mind, a New Year Message

December 30, 2014

I met my mother in law Betsy more than twenty years ago.  She was in her sixties, well read, well rounded, quite brilliant.  She graduated from Sarah Lawrence, Barbara Walters’…

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December Health Pearls: Gardasil 9 Vaccine: Pollution Exposure and Risk of Autism, Dysfuntional Sleep and Childhood Obesity

December 28, 2014

1.  Gardasil 9, the New Version of A Cervical Cancer Vaccine.  Earlier this month, the FDA approved the Gardasil 9, Merck’s new version of Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine, to…

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Can We Bring Real Changes?

December 10, 2014

Last Sunday, my husband and I went to the Maryland Youth Orchestra’s concert at Strathmore, a well known music hall in Bethesda, Maryland.  Our Goddaughter and her two younger brothers…

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Holiday Events: Tips on Keeping Your Weight Stable

December 6, 2014

I don’t know how many holiday parties you and your family plan to attend this year, but that time is coming soon.  Thanksgiving is over, but we have two more…

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Giving more than Thanks on Thanksgiving

November 27, 2014

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY! Early this morning, many members in my bootcamp and I gathered at Dr. Rebecca Katz’s home for the Turkey Chase event in Bethesda,…

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