As we approach the early spring months, many resolutions that we made at the beginning of the year have not been realized. This may cause us to have the SCW guilt. The more conscientious we ...
Definition: Esch-e-rich-ia coli is a bacteria in the intestines that can cause kidney infections and diarrhea leading to muscle weakness. A few days prior to ...
I hope that this article is not misleading. I am not writing about doctors who take care of the ears or doctors who provide eye care. More importantly, I hope to relate the importance of ear d...
Everybody Is a Healthy Somebody When You Eat These Foods Apple Protects your heart, prevents constipation, blocks diarrhea, improves lung capacity and cushions joints. Apricot Combats cancer, controls blood pressure, saves your eyesight , shields aga...
Take a Pause with a Black Santa Claus While growing up, the only Santa Claus that I believed in was a fat, cheery, robust, white Santa. He was the one that I waited for to climb down the chimney and put a favorite toy under my tre...
Going Up Yonder from Your Home During my many years of medical practice, I made many house calls on folks who were going to their eternal rest. Often, loved ones from the family suggested that the person be hospitalized...
A Healthy Shopper Is a Wealthy Shopper If you shop for healthy food, you will save a lot of money and get a wealth of health. Obesity is not only plaguing our generation but generations to come. I am sure that you have noticed this...
Dedicated to Those Who Want Change Many men and women living and dead have dedicated their lives to the betterment of mankind. In so doing, they have left their thoughts and deeds for us who are still living to be challenged fo...
When I was growing up, every home had a black frying pan. The blacker it was, the better for frying chicken. That chicken was cooked right to the bone. Some folks even ate the bones. Durin...
When I was a kid growing up in Brooklyn, and the weather would begin to change to a cool and brisk autumn air, I recall that this was a signal that my mom would begin to can many fruits and ve...
Chapters 1-6 of the Old Testament tell how, upon the death of Moses, the leadership of the nation was passed on to Joshua. It was in the hands of Joshua to be victorious in leading his peopl...
Mrs. A came to my office complaining of a chronic cough that was causing her to wake up at midnight. The cough was persistent, unrelenting and nonproductive. She had been to...
Can you imagine an engine running 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year without stopping? Well, that little muscle called the heart that sits inside your chest and is about the si...
Before I write a single word about autism, I would like to invite you to an Autism Health Fair (Helping Families with a Piece of the Puzzle) which will be held Sunday, September 25, 2011, from...
When the concept of building the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center was proposed in 1960, Governor Rockefeller chose Alton Burton, an African American engineer who had earned his engineerin...
More wounded wombs (hysterectomies), occur in one year than all the gun and stab wounds put together. The womb has been defined as an organ in mammals that holds, protects and usually nou...
Definition: A carat is a unit of weight for precious stones equal to 400 milligrams. If you look at a bunch of carrots, they look like beautiful, golden orange fingers, although they do not ...
In my office, I had a small plaque on the wall with the inscription, “Love cannot be begged, bought or stolen. It can only be given away.” After listening to the medical histories and stories ...