Archive for February 2014
Low Tech Medicine Trumps Higher Tech Website
Fortunately, in the office practice of medicine, we rely on many low tech procedures — talking with patients, listening with our stethoscopes and running blood tests. When we move to…
Read MoreBaby Pearly Whites – Handle With Care!
How much should we care about “baby teeth”? After all, there’s another set of “real” teeth coming in a few years, right? When we look at the facts, there’s a…
Read MoreFebruary 2014 Health Pearls
For years, heart disease has been the number one cause of death. Very soon, cancer might take that position, as the incidence of cancer worldwide is estimated to skyrocket from…
Read MoreA Patient’s Perspective at a Medical Conference
I was diagnosed with CLL, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia more than 7 ½ years ago. Despite one relapse three years later, I’ve lived a normal life. I’ve continued to teach communications…
Read MoreGas Is a Blast – For Some
How serious a problem is intestinal gas? Serrin’s mind started wandering after she read an article titled “Flatulent Cows Start Fire at German Dairy Farm.” Ninety cows producing methane gas…
Read MoreCelebrating the Year of the Horse–Recipes From My Mother
As you know, the Year of the Snake officially ended on Thursday January 30, followed by the Year of the Horse. Each zodiac sign comes every 12 years and the…
Read MoreHappy Valentine’s Day!
SHALL I COMPARE THEE TO A SUMMER’S DAY? Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou are more lovely and more temperate. Rough winds do shake the darling buds…
Read MoreSafe Shoveling – and Other Options For Those Who Opt Out
So, the meteorologists got it just right – right to the minute in my area. Snow started falling at 7 PM and we got about a foot of snow. Many…
Read MoreSafe Shoveling – and Other Options For Those Who Opt Out
So, the meteorologists got it just right – right to the minute in my area. Snow started falling at 7 PM and we got about a foot of snow. Many…
Read MoreHeroin: Chasing the Dragon, Slaying the Demon
Many people believe that addiction, and certainly more “serious” drug use or abuse is limited to the inner city – people in gangs, homeless, chronically mentally ill. This is simply…
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