Preventive Medicine
-
CLINICAL OBESITY AND RELATIVE FAT MASS
Doctors have long known that obesity is a significant health risk, especially for cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Overweight people can…
Read More » -
PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME
It’s called premenstrual syndrome, or PMS, and every woman who has had a menstrual period knows what I’m talking about…
Read More » -
LIFESTYLE AND GLP-1’S
Not too surprisingly, the American Heart Association (AHA) has endorsed the use of GLP-1 receptor agonists for weight loss, control…
Read More » -
WARFARIN AND RAT POISON
Warfarin (Coumadin) is the most widely prescribed oral anticoagulant in North America. Worldwide it has been the standard of care…
Read More » -
NEEDLE LENGTH IMPORTANT FOR VACCINES
Every year, millions of adult Americans receive shots of various types in the shoulder. It’s not actually in the shoulder…
Read More » -
STOP GLP-1’S, STOP WEIGHT LOSS
The list the functions associated with Glucagon Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists ie. GLP-1’s. (Zepbound, Mounjaro, Ozempic, Wegovy, etc.) is seemingly…
Read More » -
NEW BLOOD PRESSURE GUIDELINES
In the healthcare realm, policies and guidelines for just about everything are constantly being re-evaluated. One such re-evaluation occurred recently…
Read More » -
TYPE 2 DIABETES, CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE, AND GLP-1’S
As I have said many times in past articles, Diabetes Mellitus is a multi-system disease. By that I mean, despite…
Read More » -
OBESITY: AN AMERICAN EPIDEMIC
Obesity is an all-too-common metabolic disease that is the substrate/foundation of so many other illnesses. Diseases such as diabetes, heart…
Read More » -
ESTROGEN OR NO ESTROGEN; THAT’S THE MENOPAUSAL QUESTION!
The Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) probably had the most profound effect on the treatment of menopause than any other single…
Read More »
