On this 8th anniversary of  9-11, I wanted to take a moment to remember all of heroes and loved ones lost that day in 2001.  It's hard to believe that 8 years have past  As many ... Read More »

Today Los Angeles was rocked by the funeral of Michael Jackson. 20,000 people gathered at the Staple Center for this tribute to him. Millions upon millions watched around the world. I must ... Read More »

Last week we lost two American Icons: Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson on the same day.  My condolences go out to the both families. It was a tragic day that as an aside shed light on ... Read More »

1) Demerol: I'll never forget a lecture I attended as a resident by a well known toxicologist who said Demerol should be pulled from the market...that it doesn't work any better than any ... Read More »

The Las Vegas Coroner just released that Danny Gans, the well known Las Vegas Entertainer, had toxic levels of hydromorphone (Dilaudid) in his system and died from an accidental overdose. We ... 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 »

A friend of mine sent me a link to this amazing article, "Saying Thanks To My Ghosts" written by Amy ... Read More »

For the past few months, I have been receiving a list of daily affirmations from the Daily Positive Thoughts member ... Read More »

It seems intuitive to believe that friendships make life better and make people happier. Now research is backing up that intuition and adding to the benefits of friendship such things as ... Read More »