Nutrition labels, mitochondrial disease and non-drug pain management are among this week's topics




KUSP's Ask Doctor Dawn show

Summary: More about topical vs. injected testosterone supplement; Meat allergies develop after being bit by certain ticks; A reanalysis of the SELECT study about vitamin E and prostate cancer; Numb pinky finger at night is probably a pinched ulnar nerve; FDA improves nutrition labels on food to reflect more realistic serving sizes; A blue spot on the stomach should be monitored for growth; Why is my ferritin level high? Risks of contrast MRI are also discussed; The monoclonal antibody Xolair helps desensitize people to food allergies; Using healthy mitochondria from a 2nd ovum donor is a controversial method to treat mitochondrial disease; Non-drug pain management suggestions