CATEGORY: Health and Wellness
Signs and Symptoms of Thyroid Disease
Even if you have normal lab scores, you may still have symptoms that cause you discomfort or distress, and you may still be sick. There are major disagreements over the practice of medicine and the way it is done in[...]
Hormone Therapy and Long Term Mortality
Exciting new article on Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) in The Journal of the American Medical Association. JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association is one of the major pieces of literature that doctors read to obtain new information about[...]
You Better Get Healthy, Because Illness Costs Too Much!
How do insurance and pharmaceutical companies decide what to charge for prescription drugs? How do insurance companies and pharmaceutical companies make the decisions they make? How do they decide which medicines to provide and what to charge for them? How[...]
Sex and Depression
What to do if you are depressed, on medicines for depression, and are experiencing side effects? Last week we talked about orgasm and depression. We discussed what depression is and how it impacts your ability to desire sex and or[...]
Orgasm and Depression
The Sexual Side Effects of Depression, and Antidepressant Medicines. This week we are speaking of depression. Some of the side effects of being depressed are those that impact your libido and your desire or ability to have sex. First we[...]
A Discussion of Drug Expiration Dating
Are drug expiration dates really accurate, or our we just throwing away perfectly good medicine? Federal and State Regulations determine the expiration of a drug. After the expiration date the drugs cannot be returned to the manufacturer and they cannot[...]
Case Study – Mysterious Muscle Wasting in a 62 Year Old Woman
What to look for when Testosterone and Estradiol pellets are not working as planned. It is not often that I have trouble determining a successful treatment plan for menopausal women based on hormone pellet therapy, however I have been struggling[...]
How the Government Wastes Money on Medical Research
Ten proposals that should be employed to reduce or eliminate this wasteful government spending. Years ago a United States Senator named William Proxmire from Delaware used to host an awards event he called the Golden Fleece Award. It was an[...]
1 out of 2 Americans Over 65 are Considered Disabled
Preventative care is a new focus that is beginning to overtake modern American medicine. American health care has historically been focused on repairing your health after you have broken down. Doctors have been trained to recognize symptoms and to treat[...]
Hysterectomy – Three Questions You Should Ask
Topics to consider and understand when planning your Hysterectomy. In our last Healthcast we discussed hysterectomies. We learned there are several types of hysterectomies, we discussed what the procedures are like, and why a woman should discuss them with their[...]