Archive for 2018
Basic Strategies for Stress Management
Everyone deals with stress in his or her own way. Some of us seem to have as busy and as stressful a life as others, yet we seem to have…
Read MoreSafeguard Yourself from Ticks and Mosquitoes
With warmer weather and longer days, we spend more time outside. This brings plenty of opportunities to improve our health with exercise and events in the great outdoors. The great…
Read MoreLetter to Johanny : Another Step to the Stars!
Dear Johanny, It has been three years since we first met, you as a third year college student from the Georgetown Scholarship Program, me as an obstetrician who came to…
Read MoreAcrylamide in Coffee? I Am Not Giving Up My Daily Two Cups of Coffee
Every Sunday morning, a group of Lady Docs friends and I take our run or walk on the C&O canal by the Potomac River, a five mile run or four…
Read MoreAcrylamide in Coffee? I Am Not Giving Up My Daily Two Cups!
Every Sunday morning, a group of Lady Docs friends and I take our run or walk on the C&O canal by the Potomac River, a five mile run or four…
Read MoreDr. Rachel Schreiber welcomes spring by talking to Kojo Nnamdi on NPR
Our own Dr. Rachel Schreiber, former President of the Greater Washington Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Society, was interviewed at length on the Kojo Nnamdi show on NPR. I was so proud…
Read MoreMarch For Our Lives, Listen to the Children Cry!
In 2006, Elizabeth Edwards, ex-wife of former North Carolina Senator John Edwards poignantly told stories about her grief over her oldest son who had died in a car accident at…
Read MoreA Quest for Longevity by the “Experts”
Three years ago, on Father’s Day, I wrote a blog about my father and how strong he was at 92 years old. Last weekend, we celebrated his 95th birthday. I…
Read MoreMarch is Colon Cancer Awareness Month. Have You Had Your Screening?
This year, as we are in the middle of colon cancer awareness month, I have been thinking about two people who would have benefited from screening. One is my 54…
Read MoreSecondhand Smoke – The Times They Are a’Changing
It seems almost comical now, looking back to measures that were taken to reduce SHS exposure – non-smoking sections in airplanes. You can smoke in row 11 when the non-smoking…
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