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January 2013: An Ordinary Woman

February 2013: Want to Meet a Scientist? Look in the Mirror!

March 2013: Medical Studies – How They Work

April 2013: Medical Studies - What Goes Wrong

May 2013: Medical Studies - Fraudulent Errors

June 2013: Welcome to Our New Office

July 2013: Gateways Into the Body

August 2013: Maintenance Pays Off - In Better Health and Life Satisfaction

September 2013: Paleolithic Diet – A Doctor's Perspective

October 2013: Paleolithic Diet Part Two - What to Do

November 2013: When Food is a Drug

December 2013: The Quality of Mercy

January 2012: Agnes' Gift

February 2012: What I Learned From Windshields

March 2012: The End of Life: Who Decides?

April 2012: Check-List for Elder Health Care

May 2012: Check-List for Elder Health Care: Looking Ahead

June 2012: The Value of Doing Nothing

July 2012: What's Wrong with Medical Routines?

August 2012: Check-In Instead of Check-Up

September 2012: Evidence-Based Medicine

October 2012: How to Get Well: A Gastro-Intestinal Riddle

November 2012: Anatomy is Not Destiny

December 2012: Sweet Secret Weapon

January 2011: Walk!

February 2011: The Making of a Doctor

March 2011: The Secrets of Sleep

April 2011: Multiple Vitamins Part I

May 2011: Multiple Vitamins Part II

June 2011: Multiple Vitamins Part III

July 2011: Shingles Vaccine, Vitamin D, Walking, The Loan

August 2011: Welcome to the Doctor's Table

September 2011: Cost-Saving Services

October 2011: Potassium – The Salty Little Element that Makes Us Go

November 2011: Potassium – Common Deficiency, Simple Fix

November 2011 Supplement: Potassium-A Closer Look

December 2011: Good Health at Any Weight

January 2010: New Year's Revelations

February 2010: Bone Health

March 2010: Bone Health: Understanding the DEXA Scan

April 2010: Do You Need a DEXA - The Marketing of Fear

May 2010: Osteoporosis and Osteopenia: Evaluate Your Risk

June 2010: Smart Bones Stay Strong

July 2010: Three Ways to Look Inside Yourself

August 2010: Colon Cancer Screening Part I

September 2010: Colon Cancer Screening Part II

September 2010 Appendix: On Colonoscopy

October 2010: Colon Cancer Screening Part III

October 2010 Appendix: Additional Information

November 2010: Temples of Technology

December 2010: Vitamin D Update

January 2009: Good Germs, Bad Germs

February 2009: MRSA – The Latest Health Scare and What You Can Do About It

March 2009: Food That Doesn’t Go Down May Come Up

April 2009: Women and Heart Disease

May 2009: Death With Dignity

June 2009: All in the Same Boat

July 2009: Mortality. And the Most Expensive Medical Care in the World.

August 2009: Dealing With Addiction

September 2009: An Open Letter to Barack Obama

October 2009: How Seniors Can Cut Their Risk of Death in Half This Winter

November 2009: Stay Healthy this Winter

December 2009: Navy Brat's Dreams Come True

January 2008: Love Your Colon - Honor Your Anus

February 2008: Diagnostic Testing, Healthy Lifestyle Classes, Influenza

March 2008: Evolution of a Doctor

April 2008: Integrating Western and Alternative Medicine

May 2008: Alternative Medicine Hall of Shame

June 2008: The Heart Detective at Work

July 2008: What About Hope?

August 2008: Deodorant; Sprains and Strains

September 2008: Managing Your Medications

October 2008: Medical Fads and Fantasies, Flu Vaccine, Hepatitis

November 2008: Women's Health: Osteoporosis, Hormones

December 2008: The Woman With a Hole in Her Heart

January 2007: Brain Health as We Age Part Ten: The Hippocampus - The Seat of Memory

February 2007: Brain Health as We Age Part Eleven – Reason for Hope: Nutrients to Preserve Memory and Sharp Thinking

March 2007: Brain Health as We Age Part Twelve: The Final Chapter

April 2007: Supplements: Beware the Lowest Bidder

May 2007: Depression, Dementia, and Lithium

June 2007: The Long and Winding Road

July 2007: Annual Pharmacy Price Update - Overseas Medicine

August 2007: Resist the Hype; Summertime Scrapes

September 2007: Prescription Medications - When to Use Them; When to Lose Them

October 2007: What is Science? - Colon Cancer Screening Update

November 2007: How to Talk to Your Doctor, Flu Vaccine, Vitamin D

December 2007: What I Learned in Jail

January 2006: New Year's: Resolution or Action?

February 2006: Brain Health as We Age: Part One – How the Brain Works

February 2006 Part 2: Nerve Synapses Close Up

February 2006 Part 3: Supplemental Information

March 2006: Brain Health as We Age: Part Two – Oxidative Brain Injury of Aging

April 2006: Brain Health as We Age: Part Three – The Little Engines That Could

April 2006 Supplement: Brain Aging Supplemental Information

April 2006 Supplement 2: CoQ10

May 2006: Glucosamine, Brain Health as We Age: Part Four – Circulate and Stay Sharp

June 2006: Brain Health as We Age: Part Five – Inflammation

June 2006 Supplement: Microinflammation

July 2006: Brain Health as We Age: Part Six – Microinflammation and the Brain

July 2006 Supplement: Review of Brain Aging

August 2006: Health Care Finance Reform: Small Changes; Big Results

August 2006 Part 2: Health Care Experiences

August 2006 Part 3: Medical System Overview

August 2006 Part 4: Solutions to Health Care Reform

September 2006: Brain Health as We Age: Part Seven – Homocysteine, Folic Acid and Vitamin B-12

October 2006: Brain Health as We Age: Part Eight – Phosphatidylserine Preserves Brain Function thru Membrane Support

November 2006: Brain Health as We Age: Part Nine – Dementia – Know Thy Enemy

December 2006: Shingles Vaccine

January 2005: Medicine, Money & Your Health, Naproxin Update, Toxic Ayurvedic Remedies

February 2005: The Secret Life of Glucose, We Get Mail, LASIK - Risky or Wonderful?

March 2005: Calcium, Leukemia Survivor, Save Money on Pharmaceuticals

April 2005: A Second Look at Mammograms

May 2005: The School Sisters of Notre Dame

June 2005: Health & Aging

June 2005 Part 2: New Food Pyramid, Help for Tired Legs

July 2005: Colon Cancer - Preventive Screening

August 2005: Water, Your Number One Home Remedy, Discount Drugs at Costco

August 2005 Part 2: Melanoma Is Epidemic. Or Is It?

September 2005: Skin Cancers and Skin Lesions, Body Mapping, In Memorium: Rita Herkel

September 2005 Part 2: On-Line Evaluations of Physicians

October 2005: The Weight Control Issue

November 2005: Physical Therapy

November 2005 Part 2: Getting Ready for the Flu, More on Physical Therapy

December 2005: How We Spend Our Lives, Holiday Wish

January 2004: Chick-Chack for Lice, COX-2 Inhibitors, Estrogen, Health Savings Plans, Health Care Payment Wars

February 2004: Vitamin D, Television and Children, Estrogen, Malpractice Insurance

March 2004: Vitamin D, Sinusitis and Fungus, Antibiotic Resistance, Prescription Refills

April 2004: High-Dose Statin Drugs, When Pharmaceuticals Help, Head Lice Redux

May 2004: Sun and Your Health, Puritanical about Pain

June 2004: Drugs and Their Side-Effects, Phen-fen: Good Drug or Bad?

July 2004: 2C9, Drug Detoxification, and Drug Side-Effects, Toenail Fungus Ads

August 2004: Natural Treatments for Osteoporosis, Headline Writers Boot it Again, Services for Business Needs

September 2004: A Letter to Our Readers, A Lesson in Acceptance

October 2004: Aspirin and Heart Attacks, "Purifying" Rashes, Influenza Vaccine

November 2004: Nutritional Supplements, Combating the Flu

November 2004 Part 2: Vitamin E, Mixed Tocopherols, Mail Order Drugs

December 2004: Folic Acid and Your Health, Wellness Tune-up

March 2003: Malpractice Insurance, Generic Drug Price Inflation, Smallpox Vaccination, Judging Supplement Quality, Pharmaceutical Advertising

May 2003: SARS, Disaster Preparedness, Coral Calcium, On-Line Pharmacies, Drug Pricing

June 2003: Loss of your Privacy Rights, Natural Menopause, What's New in Medicine?

July 2003: West Nile Virus, Sore Joints, Vitamin B12 Deficiency, SARS, Politics of Prescription Drugs, Same Day Service

August 2003: Vitamin A and Osteoporosis, Summer Hours

September 2003: Supplements At Risk, Stopping the Niacin Flush, No-Fault Illness, "Solutions" Weight Loss Program

October 2003: The AMA, Zinc and Macular Degeneration, Malpractice Law Reform, Glossy Brochures, Free Information

November 2003: Anxiety and Depression, Head Lice Hysteria

December 2003: Sleep, Medical Privacy, Seasonal Affective Disorder

January 2002: Longevity Calculators

February 2002: Fitness ratings, toenail fungus, ear infections

June 2002: Depression in the news, new Home Remedy service

July 2002: Estrogen, No Cure-No Pay service, Vitamin A

August 2002: "Medical Privacy" Law, Discount Prescription Drugs, Exercise and Arthritis, Halitosis

October 2002: On-Line Pharmacies, Ear Candles, Flu Shots

November 2002: New Test for Heart Disease Risk, Medical Research Bought and Sold, Multilevel-Marketed Multiple Vitamins, Letters!

September 2001: Vitamin C

December 2001: Advertisements for Screening Tests

December 2000: Nurse Practitioner, TV Show

May 1999: Weight loss, male hormones, clinic services