Archive for October 2013
October Health Pearls
October Health News 1. Primary Care Utilization and Colorectal Cancer Incidence and Mortality Among Medicare Beneficiaries, Annals of Internal Medicine, 2013; 159(7): 437-445. Senior citizens who see a primary care physician more…
Read MoreHow can we aim to be GREAT?
I’m at a national pulmonary meeting in Chicago. I know you don’t want the details of the lectures I’ve been to for the past 4 days, but there is one…
Read MoreA feast at the Corcoran with Joe Yonan
Thu had just posted a great recipe for caramelized cauliflower from a beautiful cookbook, The New Jewish Table, by Todd Gray, notable chef of Equinox restaurant in Washington, DC –…
Read MoreThink Pink, Breast Cancer Screening: MRI or Mammogram?
“ Think Pink. “ Pink is everywhere in October, from the White House to NFL primetime, during breast cancer awareness month. For many of us, breast cancer is very personal…
Read MoreThink Pink, Breast Cancer Screening: MRI or Mammogram?
“ Think Pink. “ Pink is everywhere in October, from the White House to NFL primetime, during breast cancer awareness month. For many of us, breast cancer is very personal…
Read MoreWe’re back — after some technical difficulties
Please check out our articles that were posted during our recent technical difficulties. There’s Thu’s beautiful tribute to her mom on what would have been her 80th birthday. She reflected on the…
Read MoreJoint Range of Motion – Muscular Flexibility! Fitness series part 1
For quite some time I have been asking Dr. Tran to come see what I do first hand. She finally took me up on my offer! With Dr. Seidelman as…
Read MoreFats – the good guys and the bad guys
We’ve already discussed the importance of protein in the diet, so now we’ll move on to fats — they are energy-rich, supplying 9 calories per gram of fat. A common…
Read MoreHelping your children identify and cope with stress
From the moment we become parents, we do everything we can to protect our children both physically and emotionally. We teach them not to touch the hot stove, to look…
Read MoreHappy Birthday, Ma!
Today is a very important day for my family. My mother would have turned 80. She would have had a big birthday party with most of her children and grandchildren…
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