There are times when no matter what I do, a patient leaves unhappy and that’s just what happened the other day. She came in with symptoms of sore throat, body aches, nasal congestion – sort …

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There have been over 120 drugs under investigation for weight loss over the past 25 years yet only one drug remains on the market in the United States – orlistat, sold over-the-counter under the brand …

Referred to as “functional abdominal pain”, recurrent stomach aches in children is defined as abdominal pain with no “anatomic, metabolic, infectious, inflammatory or neoplastic disorder” according to the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Doctors think that the …

Do you like to get together for a pot-luck dinner with friends? If so, and you have an interest in the power of collective giving, you’ll want to know about an organization that’s changing the …

Try keeping your indoor temperature down a few degrees to not only save on your heating bills but maybe shed a few pounds.
Research that appeared in the journal Obesity Reviews out of the University of …

I have many patients who report symptoms of IBS – bloating, gas, and abdominal cramping. In some it causes constipation, in others frequent diarrhea and a few cycle between bouts of diarrhea and constipation. It’s …

Muscle health is not a topic we hear a lot about – and when we speak of muscles, it tends to conjure images of burly men lifting heavy barbells. Don’t let that fool you.
In this …

Extensive scarring under the arms caused by hidradenitis suppurativa
A middle-aged woman worried that she had a tampon lost in her vagina that she felt was the source of an odorous discharge she was experiencing. “How …

He was in his early 20s, overweight but otherwise in good health and he came to see me because he had pain with his bowel movements. In addition, he reported occasional leakage of stool. He …

Most fractures of the toes do not need any special treatment other than a gauze between the toes and buddy taping. But there are fractures that you don’t want to miss and these involve fractures …