Hijacked to Ancient Chinese Medicine
Hijacked into getting a physical, I discovered how sick I must be. All this, because I wanted a tour of the Great Wall of China. I didn’t expect the Chinese herbs or diagnosis.
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Red Meat and Early Mortality
Does red meat increase your mortality? According to the recent report it does- but when you analyze that report, you find that correlation does not equal causation, and here are just a few major flaws with that study.
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Unethical Medicine Sanctioned
Are we returning to the Dark Ages, where science is less important than political thought? We need to advance our medicine, and not spend resources on Alternative therapies of no benefit.
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Simple Tips to Age Well
Science agrees on a few simple things to help prevent old age from becoming senile old age. Here are a few tips that all of us in medicine agree on- and it just so happens my 87 year old dad and 83 year old mom practice them.
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Transplant or Hospice
A nurse in Arizona recently steered a patient away from transplantation and to hospice. Was this an act of an angel of mercy – or a rogue nurse blinded by limited experience and education using her position to steer a patient to hospice.
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When a Surgeon Needs Surgery
Surgeons sometimes need surgery. There is a rule about healthcare workers needing healthcare- it is always going to be more complicated than routine. Why should I deviate from that rule?
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Is Obesity Connected to Acid Reflux
Acid reflux may be linked to obesity. Healthy weight and lifestyle changes can improve symptoms of acid reflux. Some changes include not eating large meals before bed, & avoiding alcohol and cigarettes.
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Physician Ethics and Dr. Burzynski
Dr. Burzynski has been in the news lately. He runs a cancer treatment facility based on his own ideas about cancer. We look at Dr. Burzynski from the perspective of physician ethics, and whether he passes the test of being ethical. We do not attempt to make judgement about the efficacy of the therapy he promotes.
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Anti-oxidants: Do We Need Them?
Oxidation is something that most of us see in life– when we leave some iron out and it rusts – that is oxidation. There is a theory that the stress of oxidation leads to many diseases including heart disease, cancer, and even aging. As a result, there has been a rush of studies examing the role of anti-oxidants and to see if diets rich in anti-oxidants will show a decrease in those disease.
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