Iron can be hard on the stomach and many patients complain of constipation or GI upset such as diarrhea or abdominal cramping when they take iron. Given all that you have to go through when …

It’s that time of year again, and this season, more patients have been coming in complaining of allergy-related symptoms. Sinus infections can develop because of an upper respiratory infection or because seasonal allergies cause so …

One of the fears of aging is loss of memory and people have employed different strategies to try and sharpen memory: crossword puzzles, learning a new language, sudoku, taking ginseng – whatever to stave off …

The red, imported fire ant, (RIFA) was inadvertantly imported from South America in the 1930s and is the most painful stinging ant found in the U.S. It is located along the South Atlantic seaboard from North …

Australia has taken a bold step to eliminate the appeal of cigarette branding and packaging by drafting a law that will require cigarettes to be sold in plain, brown packs sporting large and graphic health …

This time of year we’re seeing a lot of sinus infections triggered by allergies or upper respiratory, viral infections. Technically called “rhinosinusitis”, the term is a more accurate description of what actually occurs: inflammation of the …

Turns out you can’t fool the body. A recent study released in the journal Obesity showed that fat cells return to different body areas within a  year of liposuction. Scientists discovered that everytime a fat cell dies the …

I recently woke in the middle of the night, coughing and generally feeling cold symptoms come on. At work that next morning, a well-respected colleague told me about Elderberry extract that she has used for …

Vertebroplasty is a procedure used in the treatment of spinal compression fractures. The procedure involves an injection of acrylic, orthopedic cement into vertebrae that have been fractured. It can provide rapid pain relief because it …

Every year I like to review the guidelines related to tick bites since Lyme disease is prevalent in my area. There are different varieties of ticks - over 865 worldwide and 80+/- in the U.S. The Ixodes (x-zod-ease) ricinus tick, …