"This blog was developed to provide medical updates that are important and have my perspective as additional insight."
I think it will come as no surprise to those of use raised on the Sony Walkman, that hearing loss is a growing concern. I say this, because I know about loud music blasting from headphones back in the 70’s, and how that has been amped up with the development of the iPod and improved …
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Oliver Sacks is a practicing neurologist and a wonderful writer, who has become a best-selling author with such books as The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, and the movie Awakenings among others. Recently, he found out that he has a fatal illness, and in his essay below, he provides a succinct and moving …
DOCTOR DOUG…..I’m hearing a lot about C diff infection, a type of diarrheal illness. They say it is increasing and I want to know “how do I know if I have it & how can I prevent myself and family from getting it?” –DK I RESPOND: C diff is shorthand for Clostridium Difficile, an …
One of the most impressive medical centers in Phoenix is the Muhamid Ali Parkinson Center at the Barrows Neurologic Institute. They provide a full array of services for patients with Parkinon’s Disease, and one of the best pieces of advice they ever provided me and my patients is a recipe for treating constipation that I …
Wee Willie Keeler of the Baltimore Orioles had it right…..when he said to ‘Hit’em where they ain’t’; and now the official advice from the US Department of Health is that cholesterol in the diet is not a problem. Don’t get confused….cholesterol is still a concern, it’s just that most cholesterol (80+%) is made by your …
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Napolean said: “Bring me the lucky generals.” Why some people get cancer and others don’t is one of the great medical mysteries. Why some organs in our body are more likely to get cancer than other organs is part of that mystery as well. Is it genetics, environment, habits and exposures? Actually, we know that …