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- 12.12.2019: Some End-of-Year Stocking Stuffers December 10, 2019
There’s been a lot of interesting medical news in the last few weeks… enjoy these highlights!
A deeper diveRecent data compiled by researches at Ohio University have demonstrated that a more thorough analysis of cholesterol in our blood ... Continue Reading
- Alcohol: Not Gender-Neutral December 2, 2019
The Female Factor: Alcohol is Not Gender-aNeutral
Given the growing popularity of the cocktail culture and wine time, it’s important to know that alcohol affects women very differently than men – physiologically, psychologically and socially. It’s worth asking: For women, is the wine glass ... Continue Reading
- When Are the Best Years of Our Lives? November 26, 2019
Happiness Continuum: When Are the Best Years of Our Lives?
Is there a predetermined peak age for happiness, before which our normal outlook is gloomy and melancholy and after which we slump back into these non-euphoric ways?
Like trying to define why some people are ... Continue Reading
- Prescription Drugs, From Pickup to Takeback November 26, 2019
Safe Passage: Navigating Your Prescription Drugs, From Pickup to Takeback
If you are not taking your prescription medications as directed (or at all), you’re far from alone: Compliance is estimated at just 50% among U.S. patients. Unfortunately, adherence is a direct impact on quality and length of life, and overall healthcare costs, accounting for up to ... Continue Reading
- 10.14.2019: The meat of the matter, in short. October 14, 2019
To my Patients and Friends,
Here are some important health news items…enjoy!
Short people draw the short strawAccording to a study recently reported in the Journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes, short people are at increased risk for developing type 2 diabetes ... Continue Reading
- 9.9.2019: A Blue Light Special September 6, 2019
To my Patients and Friends,
Here are some of the latest interesting health news highlights… enjoy!
Too much of a good thingA study recently published in JAMA has found that daily intake of high-dose vitamin D (4,000 IU or greater) ... Continue Reading
- Kidney Stones: Treatment & Prevention September 4, 2019
This Too Shall Pass: Treating and Preventing Kidney Stones
More common, frequently less painful and far more preventable than reputed, kidney stones have, thankfully, entered a new era of highly effective, noninvasive procedures. We bring you ... Continue Reading
- Keto Diet: Right for You? August 1, 2019
Considering Keto: Is It the Right Diet for You?The truth is that a silver bullet for weight loss likely ... Continue Reading
- 7.22.2019: Tune Into This! July 22, 2019
To My Patients and Friends,
In this newsletter installment, I highlight a couple of articles that discuss the positive impacts that an active, healthy and engaged lifestyle can have upon our cognitive health. On this note (pun intended), I don’t think it’s possible to overemphasize the important role music can play in keeping our brains (and ... Continue Reading
- Fight Fatigue July 9, 2019
Wake-up Call: Fight Fatigue at Its Roots
Are these ordinary signs of aging? Exhausted throughout the day, joy in life slowly diminishing, active lifestyle becoming a distant memory. No, no and no. Feeling tired all the ... Continue Reading