Lady Docs Corner Cafe Blog

Thu Tran, MD,FACOG

For the Love of Moms—Happy Mother’s Day!

May 8, 2015

Motherhood is a rewarding choice for many of us.  Motherhood, however, can be challenging, as a bulk of our adult life is spent taking care of our children instead of…

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Reaching Beyond the Ashes–Message from the Children of Hiroshima

May 5, 2015

Several weeks ago, my husband David and I went with our friend Dr. Serrin Gantt to the Gaithersburg Arts Barn in the Kentlands neighborhood to watch a documentary “Pictures from…

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Living our Full Moments: A Run on the C&O Canal

April 26, 2015

This weekend, like most weekends during the past three years, I was busy with activities with different friends in our exercise group.  The once six women bootcamp group four years…

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April Health News

April 26, 2015

1.  Daily Aspirin? Maybe Not. A 2012 survey, reported in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, showed more than half of the adults in the survey used daily aspirin for…

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Living in a Fallen World?

April 7, 2015

Last Friday, while you were going to your Easter mass, or having your seder to remember the escape of the Jews from slavery, I was watching on CNN the HBO…

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Do What You Can Do to Stay Healthy

March 31, 2015

I agree with Jody Miller about doing a few minutes of anything you can do, as most working people don’t have the luxury to go to the gym daily. I…

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Health News: Autism Risk and ART,Saccharin as Potential Treatment, Obesity and Increased Risk of Cancer

March 31, 2015

1.  Increased Incidence of Autism in Children Born by Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) A study published in the American Journal of Public Health on March 19 found the incidence for…

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Brief Pearls About Hormone Replacement, Chantix for Smoking Cessation, and Tylenol

March 17, 2015

1. Hormone Replacement Therapy: a New Review from the Mayo Clinic Among the most controversial issues in Gynecology is the use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) after menopause. In 2002,…

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Kayla Mueller: Reflections on a Luminous Life

February 17, 2015

“The thought of your pain is the source of my own, simultaneously the hope of our reunion is the source of my strength.  Please be patient, give your pain to…

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Measles and Politics: A Piece of My Mind

February 10, 2015

This past weekend my husband David and I took our son Sandy to Chapel Hill, North Carolina to watch a Duke basketball game with my parents-in-law Drs. Sam Katz and…

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