To Your Health, by Dean F. Giannone, M.D.

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Tuesday, October 11, 2005

The Body's pH - Don't Worry About It

A question was raised to me about the pH of the body and its maintenance. To that I simply say - don't worry about it. A normal body pH is 7.4, which is slightly alkaline (a pH of 7 being neutral, and anything lower being acidic). Compare this to the known acidic environment of the stomach, at its... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, October 7, 2005

Lower Cholesterol and Protect Your Bones

Fractures of the hip and spine are significant causes of morbidity and disability in the elderly population. Medications such as Fosamax, Actonel and Evista are often used, along with calcium and vitamin D, to try to prevent such fractures. Now, there's an up-and-coming agent, both new and familiar,... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, October 6, 2005

Differentiating Fatigue

Many people complain of fatigue, a condition that has many causes. Disease states affecting any organ system can present as fatigue, or have fatigue as a dominant symptom among others. As you can see here, the list of causes of fatigue is tremendous, and investigation of such can be time-consuming,... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, October 3, 2005

Considerations for Lower Back Pain

The treatment of lower back pain is often frustrating and fruitless. There are so many options available, and none of them seem to work very well, leaving those who suffer with lower back pain with a sense of hopelessness about their condition. The issue from a medical point of view is that there's... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, August 30, 2005

Management of an Enlarged Lymph Node

We often feel little enlargements around our bodies that our doctors tell us are lymph nodes. What are we to do about these little annoyances? Should we worry? Lymph nodes are the local representatives of the immune system, and are located throughout our bodies. They typically become noticeable in... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, August 29, 2005

Preventing Colon Cancer

As physicians, we love the current slant on prevention in the medical profession. As you surely realize, we don't prevent people from acquiring many diseases. With the current state of medical technology, we are left to wait for people to get sick and then try to treat them. So we're great at... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, August 26, 2005

Abdominal Pain - What Is It?

While plenty of people present to me with abdominal pains, few realize what those pains might mean. Granted, that's why they're coming to me in the first place; however, a basic understanding of the potential causes of a given abdominal pain is important for your own health awareness. Some pains... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, August 24, 2005

We're All So Fat!!!

I come back from my vacation week to see a rather disturbing report on MSNBC.com about obesity in America. The crux of the article is that 64% of American adults are overweight or obese, with BMI values greater than 25 (to calculate your BMI, refer to a previous blog of mine). More than half of us... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, August 11, 2005

Hard To Do Number Two?

With our typical American, high-fat, low-fiber diets, difficulty with bowel movements is fairly common. Straining with bowel movements leads to complications such as hemorrhoids, anal fissures and diverticulosis. For example, while diverticulosis usually occurs in people in their sixties and above,... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, August 10, 2005

Exercise - Anytime, Anyhow

The importance of regular exercise cannot be overstated. It comes up in discussions of myriad medical conditions. I wish to debunk a common misunderstanding about the utility of aerobic exercise for weight loss. People seem to think that exercise is an all-or-none issue. The current recommendation... Sign in to see full entry.

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