Archive for September 2014
Postpartum Mental Health: Raising Awareness
It’s supposed to be this amazing time in your life – you’re a MOM!. A new baby! Maybe it was one that was planned, maybe not. Maybe it’s something you’ve worked very hard for – fertility treatment, acupuncture, herbs, charting, temperature taking, sex on demand and the list goes on. Or maybe this pregnancy was…
Read MoreEgg-free Flu Vaccine, Iron and Autism, and Concern About Suicide
Flublok — The Egg-Free Flu Vaccine for 2014/2015 Flu season An egg-free flu vaccine Flublok is now available for the 2014/2015 flu season to immunize against subtypes A and B Influenza virus, just like the traditional flu vaccine. Flublok can be used in adults 18-49 years old who are allergic to eggs. According to Dr.…
Read MoreThe Caregivers: A Support Group’s Stories of Slow Loss, Courage and Love by Nell Lake
The unsung heroes of our society often labor without recognition, and outsiders may wonder how they cope. This book chronicles the grief process of a small group of caregivers who find assistance in a hospital support group in Boston. The author follows the lives of 8 people who give significant care to a parent, spouse or family…
Read MoreAre We What We Eat?
Every morning I enjoy a cup of dark roast coffee with cream and Sweet N’ Low (saccharin). A recent article in the journal Nature, “Artificial Sweeteners Induce Glucose Intolerance by Altering Gut Microbiota” may cause me to change this habit. Saccharin was discovered by a Hopkins chemist Constantin Fahlberg. Its safety was long questioned due…
Read MoreLady Docs Bootcamp On the Air
Paula Wolfson, health reporter for WTOP 103.5, joined Lady Docs at bootcamp on Saturday, September 20th. Troy, Thu and I had the pleasure of chatting with her afterwards as over 20 bootcampers caught up over brunch after being away at various times over the summer. Paula likened our group to a sisterhood, which it certainly…
Read MoreLady Docs In the News – Dr. Rebecca Katz and Dr. Bhavana Mistry
In the past week, Dr Rebecca Katz was interviewed on NPR about the Ebola outbreak and Dr. Bhavana Mistry on WTOP about cavities due to sugar intake, especially from fruit juices and power drinks. Here are a few excerpts from the articles on Marketplace and wtop.com, respectively: Dr Rebecca Katz with David Gura on Marketplace…
Read MoreThe Week of Doing Nothing
This year, my time off was a bit unconventional (for me). My two partners and I have agreed on four weeks of vacation each year for a long time now. We are, however, such workaholics that none of us has taken full advantage of our vacation time. Every year, we carry over quite a few…
Read MoreMore September Nutrition News: Fish Eating and Alzheimer’s Disease; Potassium Rich Foods and the Reduced Risk of Stroke…
*Fish Eating and the Reduced Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease:* **Over the past several years, the medical and general news has been filled with warnings about the increasing incidence of Alzheimer’s Disease and attempts to treat, or better yet, prevent this condition. Many predict that before too long, there will be up to 80 million Americans…
Read MoreDon’t Believe Everything You Read!
Recently after bootcamp some of us were discussing the speed with which conflicting data is presented to us and to our patients — lo carb diet is better than lo fat – or vice versa. Vitamin A is an anti-oxidant so it must reduce health risks – no, it increases cancer. Estrogen is good for…
Read MoreA Physician’s Personal Weight Management Journey
I was an overweight adolescent and young adult. By age 10 I was dieting and I continue to have to focus on managing my weight to this day, over 40 years later. I’m only 5’2” tall and never had a growth spurt, so while others were eating to their heart’s content and growing, I was…
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