by Max Hammonds, MD A recent report revealed that colon cancer rates have decreased 30% in people over 50 years old. Interestingly, this good news came in March – Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. The researchers attribute this large decline in cancer occurrence to the increased rate of colonoscopy – aContinue Reading
by Max Hammonds, MD A casual perusal of night time television, the sports channels, or the masculine adventure channels will reveal a plethora of ads for testosterone therapy for men who think they have low “T” (testosterone). While twenty-five percent of the males over age 45 have lower than normalContinue Reading
by Max Hammonds, MD Several of the major characters in Charles Dickens’ novels suffer from inflammatory arthritis. As Dickens described it, an attack of this arthritis would last for several days, would be very painful with a high fever and a red, swollen joint – usually the big toe, butContinue Reading
by Max Hammonds, MD Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a devastating disease. It maims the victim long before it kills the victim by causing an increased incidence of heart disease, blindness, kidney failure, peripheral vascular failure with neurological pain and/or amputation being the most commonly known consequences. In 2010, 25 millionContinue Reading
by Max Hammonds, MD In early November new guidelines were published for health care professionals to manage people at risk of cardiac or vascular (stroke) disease. The guidelines were written because the old guidelines did not 1) address the risk of stroke, 2) consider younger patients with risk factors butContinue Reading
by Max Hammonds, MD “Bruce, can I talk with you for a minute?” Dr. Burnstock spoke quietly to his neighbor. “Sure, Doc. What’s up?” Bruce followed the doctor away from the neighborhood group. “Do you mind if I ask you a personal question?” “Sure,” Bruce responded, though his face registeredContinue Reading
by Max Hammonds, MD Look at the folded paper stapled to the professional white pharmacy bag which instructs you on how to use the drug you just received. Or look at one of several websites which discuss various drugs or herbals that you might be taking. In either of theseContinue Reading
by Max Hammonds, MD Type I diabetes and Type II diabetes are not the same disease. Both are caused by an imbalance between the glucose in the blood and the insulin that facilitates glucose entering the body’s cells. The devastating effects of elevated glucose are identical in both diseases. ButContinue Reading
by DeWayne Butcher, MD Nine out of 10 North Americans take a psychotropic (mind-altering) drug daily. The culprit? Everyday, ordinary, over-the-counter caffeine. How can that be? Do you know many people who don’t drink at least one cup of coffee a day? Or tea? Or guzzle down a soda? AlthoughContinue Reading
