FDA Gives OK For Anti-Inflammatory Medication in COVID
FDA advises patients on use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for COVID-19 Read more Here>>>>>>CLICK HERE!
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I LIKE THE WAY YOU THINK
Taking drugs from the bench to the bedside is the ultimate challenge for pharmaceutical companies. Listen to this English researcher clearly explain how the basic scientific principles he uses in his research have led to the development of an extremely effective new therapy in breast and ovarian cancer. Fascinating and well stated.
SAVE YOUR SIGHT…IT CAN BE SIMPLE
Macular Degeneration is the most common cause of vision loss as we age. The conditions runs the gamut of mild findings in the eye on examination by the ophthalmologist (called drusen of the retina), to more severe changes that include new blood vessel development. New treatments, injections into the eyeball that stall the vision …
Recommended Immunizations for Adults
Keeping up to date on immunizations is a very important part of good health care planning. Here is a list of vaccinations that Dr Lakin recommends for adults and information about each. CLICK HERE! We encourage you to review the list and welcome a discussion with Dr Lakin at your next physical to see what …
FICTION OR NON-FICTION…YOU CHOOSE
Now that the electronic medical record is on-line and patients share in the information doctor’s kept ‘secret’ in the past, there are a lot of people who wonder about the diagnosis and comments in their chart. Although the ideal chart would be purely a documentation of all the facts related to a patients conditions, it …
CALLING ALL COLONS…PARTY BEGINS EARLY
The American Cancer Society is now recommended colon cancer screening begin at age 45 for those with routine risk of colon cancer. This is based on recent evidence that colon cancer is increasing among the younger generation and that the routine of screening at age 50 is missing these patients. Options for screening include colonoscopy, …
Some Good News: Dr. Lakin Named “Top Doc” Again For 2021!
Every year the Phoenix Magazine publishes a guide featuring over 597 of the Valley’s best physicians. The doctors are selected through a peer-review survey. The theory is that medical professionals are the best qualified to judge medical professionals. The survey asks the doctors to nominate those doctors who, in their judgment, are the best in …
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DYNAMITE!!! FOR CONSTIPATION
Constipation is a topic I am well-acquainted with, and it’s something we talk about a lot with patients. I have a myriad of resources for constipation issues, but when you are really constipated and seriously ‘stopped up’….there is nothing better than Milk of Magnesia to come to the rescue. Yes…it tastes bad….but it works great. …
GIVE ME THE NIGHT
Yes….George Benson had it right…..with his 80’s hit ….Give Me The Night.….especially when it comes to taking your blood pressure medication A recent large-scale study from Spain shows that taking your blood pressure medication before bed is significantly healthier than taking your medication in the morning. Other studies have hinted at this, but this study …
Dr Lakin’s ‘THE NEW GUIDE’
‘Dear Patients,This guide is one of a series of books meant to provide simple answers for day-to-day health questions. It is my effort to pass on 55 years of wisdom accrued as a child of a physician and as a Johns Hopkins-trained internist with over 30 years in practice. I hope this advice is helpful …
UTI’s…Used To Be So Simple
UTI stands for Urinary Tract Infection….also know as a bladder infection. The are among the most common infections affecting adults in they used to be very easy to treat as the bacteria causing such infections were uniformly sensitive to all the various antibiotics we prescribe. But over the years, we are experiencing more and more …
HELP YOURSELF… TO A BOOKLET
The internet is a great source for information, but the current method of searching for topics that are both useful and accurate leaves a lot to be desired. Too much of the internet is trying to sell or has an angle. What we need are solid unbiased resources, and that is something that I try …
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON STROKE PREVENTION
Back in my days at University of Iowa, I was fortunate to be instructed by two preeminent neurologist who specialized in STROKE and Vascular Neurology: Dr. Harold Adams and Dr. Jose Biller. Dr. Biller is now head of the department of Neurology at Loyola Medicine in Chicago, and his clarity of thought about stroke risk …
The Amazing Cat Scanner
I remember vividly the when CT scanners that were first put in The Johns Hopkins Hospital back in the 80’s. There were something like 5 scanners put in all at once. They were revolutionary and they blew our minds. The tests yielded grainy images and took an hour or more to construct via computer. Image …
FLOAT LIKE A BUTTERFLY…STING LIKE A ‘MAY-BEE’
I had several patients forward me the video on the new BUTTERFLY ULTRASOUND. This device, which attaches to an iphone, is a $2,000 attachment to the iphone that works as an inexpensive ultrasound unit. I have checked it out, having become aware of it from my daughter-in-law who is in her Emergency Medicine Residency training …