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Straight, No Chaser: The Sexually Transmitted Cancer
I want to thank my friend and colleague, Dr. Julius Ellis, noted Ob/Gyn physician for contributing to this post. Let’s start this with two simple statements: Cervical cancer has
About www.SterlingMedicalAdvice.com: How is this different than online libraries?
When you join SMA, you gain a live personal healthcare consulting team! Whenever your SMA consultants chat with you, they have your personal health information in front of them. Th
From the Health Library of SterlingMedicalAdvice.com: "Will eating once a day help me lose weight faster?"
Is starving yourself the goal? One meal a day is not enough to keep you healthy. Doing this will prompt the body to go into starvation mode and to hold on to body fat. Your metabol
About www.SterlingMedicalAdvice.com: When Can and Should I Use It?
SMA is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Any time you have a health question or concern is a good time to chat or review the information contained within. For example, l
About www.SterlingMedicalAdvice.com: How Do I Use It?
Starting November 1st, www.SterlingMedicalAdvice.com will offer three separate options for your use. When you have a healthcare question or concern, log into www.SterlingMedicalAdv
Straight, No Chaser: Gonorrhea (No Clapping)
Some of you are old enough to remember when Gonorrhea was called ‘The Clap’, but do any of you know why it was called that? Read on for the answer. In the meantime, rea
Straight, No Chaser: The Week In Review, September 22nd, 2013
You’ve been after me all week with two questions, so here goes: 1) Have you dropped back to one post a day, and why? Not necessarily; it depends on the topic and what else
Straight, No Chaser: The Medical Issues You Encounter While Flying
I’ve probably been engaged twenty times on airplanes to provide medical assistance. My favorite incident was when four doctors (and a nurse) simultaneously jumped to assistan
Straight, No Chaser: The Initial Response to Sexual Assault
There are few more tragic human interactions than a sexual assault. The physical and mental issues are both challenging and dangerous. Unfortunately, the response during the in
Straight, No Chaser: Low Blood Sugar (Hypoglycemia)
In the last post, I provided an overview of diabetes. Everyone knows about diabetes, and most understand how dangerous diabetes is over the long-term. However, as an emergency phys
Straight, No Chaser: The Week in Review
Another information packed week is in the bag. Thanks for all the comments and suggestions for posts. I’ll try to get to them as the schedule allows. In the meantime, b
Straight, No Chaser: Inappropriate Antibiotic Use
Here’s a great concern regarding strep throat and the previous post that leads to a much more important topic (I’ll take the liberty of paraphrasing.): What about the c
Straight No Chaser: About that 'Strep Throat'
Here’s a pretty common scenario. You’re a first time parent with the most adorable kid in the world. You’re in full tiger mom or dad mode, and you’re not go
Straight, No Chaser: Life Begins (To End) at 40 (Unless It Doesn’t) – The Cerebrovascular System (Your Brain)
Last but not least, in the first part of this series, let’s talk about your brain. But first a summary comment. Life after 40 poses both opportunity and obstacles. 35 to 40 is ei
Straight, No Chaser: Erectile Dysfunction, Part Two – Causes
In my last post on erectile dysfunction (ED), I gave a simplistic way to understand and address it. However, the truth of the matter is the overwhelming majority of cases of ED a
Straight, No Chaser: Life Begins (To End) at 40 (Unless It Doesn’t) – The Cardiopulmonary (Heart and Lung) System
The fourth part of this series looks at your heart and lungs. One thing the heart and lung share in common is, left to their own devices, they could function normally for much lo
Straight, No Chaser: Erectile Dysfunction, Part One
It seems appropriate to follow-up a post on age-related changes in your genitourinary system with a discussion on erectile dysfunction (ED). The nature of the topic is such that
Straight, No Chaser: Life Begins (To End) at 40 (Unless It Doesn’t) – The Musculoskeletal System
The second part of this series is about your muscles. This section combined with the previous skin section explains why you wrinkle. As before, I’m going to go through system –
Straight, No Chaser: The Week In Review
Happy Sunday, everyone. In the midst another all-time best week here, I got to discuss the topics I spend most of my time discussing with patients in the emergency department: high
Straight, No Chaser: Quick Tips on Boosting Your Metabolism
It would be improper for me to have dragged you through the mud for three days and depressed you into thinking you can’t improve your situation. Hopefully, you’re not f
