Last Thursday (9/16/10) I had the pleasure of attending a conference on Attention Deficit Disorder. The following are my two interviews. They are both very interesting, and both apply greatly to my practice as a primary care physician. The first is Dr. Ari Tuckman, author of the book More Attention, Less Deficit, as well as [...]
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My worst night as a doctor was during my residency. I was working the pediatric ICU and admitted a young teenager who had tried to kill herself. Well, she didn’t really try to kill herself; she took a handful of Tylenol (acetaminophen) because some other girls had teased her. On that night I watched as [...]
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Linus Pauling won the Nobel Prize twice, once for his work in the field of chemistry and once for his activism against above-ground nuclear testing. What I remember him for, however, was his strong advocacy of mega-doses of vitamin C. This is a shame, because this advocacy of what was termed orthomolecular medicine somewhat sullied [...]
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Go to MedPage to see what the CDC is doing to fight shingles and what I think of it.
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Fomite Pronunciation: f-mt Function: noun Inflected Form(s): plural fo·mites /-mts; fäm–tz, fm-/ : an inanimate object (as a dish, toy, book, doorknob, or clothing) that may be contaminated with infectious organisms and serve in their transmission <the much maligned toilet seat is a remarkably ineffective fomite — M. F. Rein> <what are the most common [...]
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Kevin recently posted an article about unnecessary tests, stating “We need to say no to unnecessary tests.” I agree with him. As an internist, I am not a procedure guy. My job is to listen to people, make a list of the possibilities, and then make a plan to narrow the list. The two most [...]
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The NY Times health blog (by Tara Parker Pope) ran an article about toxin levels in cats and dogs. The bottom line: our pets are full of toxins. Which, given what my dog and cat eats is not actually that surprising. My cat probably has very high serum bug levels, and my dog is especially [...]
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Calling all dermatologists! What’s the deal with tanning? Should I put SPF 2000 on my kids whenever they go out, or should I let them look like George Hamilton? He does look marvelous, doesn’t he? Seriously, I am very much caught between the hype of the sun-screen addicts and the known risks of Melanoma. Is [...]
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What does Chiropractic care, Antibiotics, and Vytorin have in common? Go to MedPage and find out.
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