Lady Docs Corner Cafe Blog

Thu Tran, MD,FACOG

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An Evening Gathering of the Lady Docs

October 26, 2014

Last Sunday, our boot camp had our second annual get together.  During this past year, we had a few fun gatherings such as an evening at the Washington Post’s “Top…

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October Health Pearls: Long-term Marijuana Use and Adverse Effects; Fried Food and Gestational Diabetes;Exercise and ADHD; Healthy Diet and Ovarian Cancer Prognosis…

October 21, 2014

*1.  Long-term Marijuana Use can Lead to Cancers and Schizophrenia**                                         …

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Update on the 2014 Army Ten Miler

October 13, 2014

Last Sunday, the 2014 and 30th Army Ten-Miler came and went, as I suspected, without major security problems.  The police and military personnel were everywhere, some with their big canines. …

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Time of Fear, Time of Love: Are You Living Your Life?

October 8, 2014

I am sure many of you are living in “fear” mode over the last few months.  The Middle East seems to be in one of its most chaotic and unsafe…

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Egg-free Flu Vaccine, Iron and Autism, and Concern About Suicide

September 30, 2014

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…

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The Week of Doing Nothing

September 20, 2014

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. …

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More September Nutrition News: Fish Eating and Alzheimer’s Disease; Potassium Rich Foods and the Reduced Risk of Stroke…

September 20, 2014

*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…

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September Health News: The Costs of Hot Flashes, Birth Control Pills and Acne Treatment, WHO and E-Cigarettes…

September 11, 2014

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…

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HPV Vaccine Update and Influenza (Flu) Vaccine in Pregnant Women

September 3, 2014

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. …

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Walking with the Spirits: A Journey through a Sun Dance Ceremony in South Dakota

August 29, 2014

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…

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