Preventive Medicine
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COLONOSCOPY: A LIFE-SAVING PROCEDURE
Have you had a colonoscopy? If you’re 45 years old or older, and haven’t had one, you need to. In…
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ADULT ANNUAL PHYSICALS
During my years in practice, I actively encouraged patients to have an annual check up. I thought it was a…
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CORONARY CALCIUM SCORING TEST: Should you have one?
For decades physicians have been searching for the ideal, non-invasive test to diagnose coronary artery disease early enough to prevent…
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COMMON SENSE TREATMENT OF HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
Hypertension (high blood pressure) is a very common problem. I treated patients with high blood pressure every day, and many…
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EXERCISING TO PREVENT HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
Ever since I can remember, moderate intensity Aerobic exercise has been recommended by the American Heart Association and the American…
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SCREENING FOR CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE
Oh, no! Not again! You know that United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) I’ve written about so many times?…
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THE STETHOSCOPE OBSOLETE? REALLY!
THE STETHOSCOPE OBSOLETE? REALLY! You may have seen the same video I just saw. It’s the one where a doctor…
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MEDICARE ANNUAL WELLNESS VISIT
In spite of what Medicare may imply, the “Annual Wellness Visit” (AWV) is not a physical. As with the “Welcome…
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EXERCISE IS GOOD FOR WHAT AILS YOU!
PILATES, AEROBICS ALL HELP! I just saw a study on the effects of exercise on rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis is…
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PNEUMONIA (PNEUMOCOCCAL) VACCINES: Unnecessarily Complicated
I have long been confused by the recommendations for vaccinations against Pneumococcus. Pneumococcal disease is caused by a bacteria called…
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