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Position: La Plata Health Watch
The history of modern medicine has been dominated by three great leaps forward in the understanding of human health and disease. These are sanitation, anesthesia and antibiotics. While the roots...
DATE: Sept. 24, 2017 | COLUMN: La Plata Health Watch
With the official end of summer just around the corner, kids are packing up their backpacks, meeting their new teachers and revving up their brains for a new academic year. Back-to-school season...
DATE: Aug. 25, 2017 | COLUMN: La Plata Health Watch
For several years now, internal medicine doctors have been discussing the zombie apocalypse. I know what you’re thinking. You may be envisioning the arrival of hordes of the undead. That’s not...
DATE: July 20, 2017 | COLUMN: La Plata Health Watch
Summertime brings it’s own health opportunities and challenges. Make plans for a healthier summer with these suggestions. Summer means a break from school for the kids and the hectic routines of...
DATE: June 23, 2017 | COLUMN: La Plata Health Watch
High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is commonly referred to as “the silent killer.” This common chronic illness often does not produce early symptoms. Yet, the effects of high blood...
DATE: May 25, 2017 | COLUMN: La Plata Health Watch
This epidemic started in the developing world and has now spread to become among the leading causes of death worldwide. It is the epidemic of cardiovascular disease. Heart disease, stroke and...
DATE: April 20, 2017 | COLUMN: La Plata Health Watch
Type 2 diabetes mellitus is among the most common chronic diseases in the United States. Unfortunately, it is becoming more common. Type 2 diabetes mellitus refers to a condition in which the body...
DATE: March 23, 2017 | COLUMN: La Plata Health Watch
The summer after my first year of medical school, I spent time working with a community dentist who was the first to teach me the association between oral health and systemic disease. For...
DATE: Feb. 23, 2017 | COLUMN: La Plata Health Watch
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Sometimes, old-style wisdom has a way of grounding our contemporary logic. This aphorism is no less true for matters of health than for any other...
DATE: Jan. 26, 2017 | COLUMN: La Plata Health Watch
Mood disorders are among the most common chronic health conditions affecting human beings. According to the National Institutes of Health, in the United States, more than 16 million adults and...
DATE: Dec. 21, 2016 | COLUMN: La Plata Health Watch
The U.S. Surgeon General recently published a landmark report on alcohol, drugs and health. According to the report, almost 21 million people in America have a substance use disorder involving...
DATE: Nov. 23, 2016 | COLUMN: La Plata Health Watch
A friend of mine once reflected that you know you’re getting old when you hurt yourself in your sleep. He was talking about waking up with a sore back. Low back pain is one of the leading health...
DATE: Oct. 26, 2016 | COLUMN: La Plata Health Watch
