Remember back in childhood when Johnny got the chicken pox, everyone else in his class soon followed with those hundreds of lesions scattered over their bodies.  Children would be out ... Read More »

Before I begin my brief rant on the importance of not over-prescribing nor over-using antibiotics, I would like to thank everyone for their responses in my recent blogs.  I realize some very ... Read More »

No, I haven't turned into a news reporter and the last thing I want to do is further the anxiety surrounding the H1N1 flu (previously known as swine flu), but since we may soon see an increase ... Read More »

1) Do I need an annual physical?

As many of you know Medicare does NOT cover annual physicals... so the question is do you really need ... Read More »

Despite the dialogue and debate that surrounds childhood immunizations (AKA vaccines), one cannot deny the role they have played in our lives over the past century.  Not only have ... Read More »

As this is a very fluid situation where information and recommendations surrounding the swine flu investigation has the potential of changing on a daily (if not more frequent) basis, I do ... Read More »