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I must admit to being a burger-junkie. How bad such burgers are for you is a matter of great discussion and certainly for those of us who have difficulty helping ourselves, it is cause for some consternation. To the rescue is the MAD COW CALCULATOR which provides a simple, and reassuring way to find out …
Remember “Hans and Franz?”…from Saturday Night Live. Two muscle-heads who want to ‘PUMP YOU UP’ Well….this was just the start of the hormone craze that has had a wide-range of influences in society, from Major League Baseball scandals, to issues in the local High School locker-rooms, and with the expanding advertising during football season …
Whether or not herbal supplements are of any benefit medically is an important question that can be investigated by well thought-out studies that are done honestly and with a scientific approach, but that issue is secondary to the question of the accuracy of product labelling of herbal supplements. A recent study from Canada, employing DNA …
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My daughter is a devotee of the Dr. House show. She enjoys the medical mystery that underlies each episode and Hugh Laurie, the curmudgeonly star of the show. In talking to her recently about the program, it reminded me that the fellow who advises the show on the various medical maladies that House and his …
In a recent study of twins, by a group of research-based plastic surgeons, smoking was seen to significantly impact facial features of aging. This series of pictures is an interesting demonstration of what they noticed SMOKING & NON-SMOKING TWINS So….if you want to stay young….here is another reason to give up the cigarettes. As little …
A little-known jewel in Phoenix, The Japanese Friendship Garden of Phoenix, was just brought to my attention by a patient this past week, and much to my delight and surprise. I’ve not been yet, but have checked out the website and will be going this weekend, if the weather stays beautiful A great way …
There is lots of information available on the flu in Arizona and around the country, and if you are on-line a lot, like I am , it’s easy to avail yourself of this information. First, I recommend our Twitter Feed and look for the BUGS IN TOWN report…that reports what we are seeing in the …
The recent edition of Scientific American had a good graphic explaining the caffeine content of the foods and drinks we consume. To most peoples surprise, Red Bull and 5 Hour Energy are not the biggest offenders. Starbucks and Dunkin Donuts give a lot more caffeine than almost anything else we consume (and home coffee for …
The use of hormones in the post-menopause period remains controversial due to concerns about breast cancer & heart attack issues primarily. The pendulum has swung back and forth over the past few decades, with hormone use in post-menopause generally frowned upon for any extended period. That said, I am a supporter of hormone use in …
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Coumadin has had a virtual monopoly as an oral anticoagulant since it was first used in 1940 at Wisconsin General Hospital. Discovered accidentally when scientists investigated hemorrhaging of livestock who ate spoiled sweet clover when grazing, it took a decade to isolate dicoumarol and use it in the clinic. Initially showing success in preventing blood …
With all the advertising during Football games about LOW “T”…..the topic is becoming increasingly on the mind of men, and women. It all began several years ago when Oprah said she was using some testosterone cream to improve her sex life, and that she ‘swears by it’….and the floodgates opened. Testosterone is the ‘male’ hormone, …
About 10 million people worldwide live with Parkinson’s disease, and currents of those people want help in dealing with this illness without waiting months for an appointment or thumbing through hundreds of pages of difficult medical terminology. Our state of Arizona is home to one of the finest Parkinson’s doctors in the world, Dr. Abraham …
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