COLON CANCER RESOURCE
I just came across this great website and resource for patients with colon cancer and their families. Colon Cancer Alliance
Month: May 2013
3 D PRINTING…..INSPIRED
Certainly, the benefits of new technologies are difficult to forsee, but this video shows a very specific application of upcoming 3D printing, that will become more generally available, and will provide the potential is developing treatments and approaches for medical conditions that now seem very daunting. This South African fellow is an unassuming inspiration: 3D …
BRINGING SOME JOY!
In my booklet THE KEYS….I distill good health into 8 tenets. #6….Experience Love and Joy……talks about nourishing your inner life; movies, literature, art, and music do this for me. So, toward that purpose, I will post fun videos and websites that I find as I’m wandering the internet from time to time…..here is the first: …
INFORMATION ON MEDITERRANEAN DIET
We had a great talk last evening by Debbie Landau-West and I know I learned a lot about what it takes to be successful with the Mediterranean Diet. With that in mind, this post will be the resource for additional information and hopefully, all those who attend will take me up on the offer to …
CHANGE IN MEDICINE….CAN WE DO IT!
A patient recently sent me an article from the NY Times written by Jane Brody where she questions the value of the routine pelvic exam for women. Jane Brody NYTIMES With Gynecologists increasingly refusing to see patients over 65 for routine checks due to Medicare reimbursement, and the lack of enthusiasm of women for this …
AN ODE TO COLONOSCOPY
A patient just sent me this great video of one of my favorites, the comedian Robert Klein, singing this paean to the colonoscopy. If you haven’t had one yet, it’s time. Between 50-55 you should get your first colonoscopy or sooner (40) if there is a strong family history of colon cancer. To read more …