Posts by Lady Docs Corner Cafe
A 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…
Read MoreSeptember Health News: The Costs of Hot Flashes, Birth Control Pills and Acne Treatment, WHO and E-Cigarettes…
1. Untreated Hot Flashes Could Cost the Economy Hundreds of Millions of Dollars. The Wall Street Journal, in the August 27 issue, reported a new study in the Menopause journal showing how untreated…
Read MorePush-Ups: Upper Body and Core Strength Using Your Own Body Weight
Pushups are a great body weight exercise used to strengthen the upper body and improve core strength. The chest, arms, shoulders, back and neck are all involved. Select from the…
Read MoreFuturistic Diabetes Technology in the News
‘Bionic Pancreas’, ‘Google Contact Lens’, and ‘Inhaled Insulin’ are just some of the futuristic-sounding diabetes technology that has filled the news recently. Below is information about them: Bionic Pancreas This…
Read MoreYou’re Never Too Old To Get Your Shots
Some time soon, when the evening air starts to chill, a few leaves start to drift to earth and the smell of wood smoke is in the air you’ll know…
Read MoreHPV Vaccine Update and Influenza (Flu) Vaccine in Pregnant Women
HPV vaccine rate of injection not greatly improved. Recently, New York City Council speaker Melissa Mark announced through her Twitter that she has high risk HPV infection but not cervical cancer. …
Read MoreWalking with the Spirits: A Journey through a Sun Dance Ceremony in South Dakota
The story I am about to tell you might sound like fiction, but I lived it just a few weeks ago. As my plane landed at National Airport on the…
Read MoreThat Little Black Dress and the Importance of the 5-10 Percent Goal
Weight loss is often driven by the desire to fit into “that little black dress”, a pair of designer jeans or to look sleek and toned in in your new…
Read MoreDr. Mary Marovich on NPR with Kojo Nnamdi
Our colleague and fellow bootcamper Dr. Mary Marovich, was interviewed on Monday August 25, 2014 on NPR by Kojo Nnamdi about the future of medical trials. Did you know that…
Read MoreBrief Announcement – Dr. Mary Marovich on NPR
Our very own Dr. Mary Marovich, was interviewed today, Monday August 25, 2014, on NPR by Kojo Nnamdi about the future of medical trials. Did you know that only 3%…
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