Health Blogs

Sometimes the blue skies turn grey. It's been described as moving from a world of vivid color to seeing everything in black and white. And when that happens all the answers that were once at your ... Read More »

"I am 53 history of depression and recent anxiety, head injury, major stresses including daughter who just made 4th attempt on her life this week. I now use a cane after back surgery because of ... Read More »

If I had a dollar for every time I hear this from a patient I could save our economy. This is a serious and disabling complaint we hear from 22-33% of patients in our primary care offices. ... Read More »

"Dear Dr. Orrange, I have been on Graves’s medication (Methimazole) for 5 weeks and am concerned with a sharp increased alkaline phosphatase level. Before starting meds it was 124, now after ... Read More »

In the October 8th issue of Science, some intriguing results were published from a group of scientists who may have connected a retrovirus to chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). I see many CFS sufferers ... 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 »

I save prescribing the weight loss medications, like Meridia of Xenical, for those who have made a good faith effort at serious diet and lifestyle changes. This is true for me because ... Read More »

"I've had tingling in my feet", "I've been urinating a lot", and "I've been really tired and haven't felt right?" Could this be adult-onset Diabetes? ... Read More »

Aches and pains, swelling, clicking, popping and soreness in our joints and muscles are common complaints in doctor's offices and at dinner parties. Listed here are common orthopedic ailments I ... Read More »