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This year, for the first time in my career, I have had three adult patients seek hospital treatment for significant scorpion bite symptoms affecting their bodies more generally, including generalized tingling and numbness. This is very unusual to me, and suggests that the potency of neurotoxin in the current scorpions in Scottsdale is greater than …
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Actually…it’s WRAP…….and I can’t RAP….or WRAP, but here is a quick and smart GIF that shows you how to wrap a bandaid over a flexible area of skin. I’d never seen this done before and found it a great new move. Check it out >>>>HERE<<<<
Many of you heard me planning to go to the Great American Eclipse ….well…we made it. It was an awesome experience, as you’ve heard from many quarters, and I would echo those reports, but even stronger in me was my feeling of a connection to those discoverers in the past (ancient and more modern), as …
Choosing healthy food is a challenge. Not because unhealthy food tastes so good, but because some things that seem healthy may not be. As I’ve said many times before in this blog, writers such as Gary Taubes have exposed the lack of proven research to demonstrate the healthiest aspects of diet. Gary Taube’s Good …
Read More “PUT YOUR HANDS TO THE SIDE…..& STEP AWAY FROM THE JUICE BAR”
The world of healthcare is in flux in many ways; more in the delivery and payment than in the scientific aspects of the enterprise. This is leaving the public and physicians themselves uncertain about the future of how medical care will be delivered and how insurance will provide coverage for that care and support …
Statin medications (Lipitor and Crestor) have been mainstays in the treatment of cholesterol for the past 30 years. They have a proven track record of safety and effectiveness in preventing heart attacks and strokes. Although serious side effects from these medications are very very uncommon (I’ve never seen any in my practice over 30 years), …
With Senator McCain’s diagnosis of glioblastoma just announced, I think it will have each of us thinking about this unlikely condition and the possibility that we might have symptoms that suggest a brain tumor. Patients often worry about such diagnosis when they have persisting headaches or strange head pains, but doctors know that such symptoms …
When I speak with patients and mention that they need to cut down on salt, they will usually tell me they do not use the salt shaker at all. That is not a surprise….I don’t think many of us use the salt shaker anymore at the table, at least not much. Only about 12% …
Read More “THE SALTY SIX…MAY BE WORSE THAN THE SPICY SEVEN….”
Getting approval from insurance companies for medications has become a Herculean task. In an effort to control costs, there is a lot of ‘denying’ going on by the insurance companies. What is most frustrating, is the challenge of meeting the criteria insurance companies set for medications patients have been on for years and that have …
It’s always exciting to find something on the internet, either a source of information, or a new shop that carries products you’ve always wanted and never could find. Dealing with swelling of any sort can be bothersome and medications are often an imperfect solution to eliminating excessive fluid accumulation in the legs or another body …
Perhaps you’ve heard about boxing as a therapy to help with Parkinson’s patients, but if you haven’t, it’s an interesting connection. Of course, when we think of boxing we tend to think of Muhamid Ali and his Parkinson’s disease that was perpetuated by repeated blows to the head. But there is evidence that the coordination …
Here’s a LAUGH from a show on the BBC that will keep the doctor, and others you know from getting to big for their britches: >>> WATCH HERE<<<<
We all feel a loss in the office when one of our patients passes away, and when that person is as lovely and personable as Al Golin….it’s particularly hard. Al was an amazing individual whom we came to respect and care about. Our loss is minor compared to that of his family and friends, …
Used to be that the most dangerous trouble-makers in the country could be found on the wall of the post office. The list of the FBI ‘Ten most wanted’ was always fascinating to me. A chance to see a picture of the most heinous criminals still on the loose. Today’s ‘Top Ten’ is actually a …
There have been recent reports of the Avian Influenza among birds in China, termed the H7N9 strain. Such outbreaks are common, and they are monitored closely by public health officials due to the potential for an epidemic starting from such outbreaks. Current human strains are much different: H1N1 and H3N2. A change to H7 …