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Straight, No Chaser: Sleep Apnea
We’ve discussed many components of sleep and sleep disorders. A very common condition that many of you are walking around with undiagnosed is sleep apnea. Sleep apnea is a comm
Straight, No Chaser: Narcolepsy – The Sleep Attack
This is part of a Straight, No Chaser series on sleep disorders. When you hear about narcolepsy, it’s usually in the context of some joke, but it’s a horrifying condition. Lo
Straight, No Chaser: Late Night Shift Work and Shift Work Sleep Disorder
I used to love to work third shift. Generally, I’d be the only “boss” around, so I really got to enjoy my staff in a way that wasn’t possible during the day shifts. The onl
Straight, No Chaser: Understanding Normal Sleep and How Much Sleep You Need
It’s National Sleep Awareness Week, and Straight, No Chaser wants you to wake up, pay attention and learn why sleep is such an important part of your life! Do you ever think
Hematology & Oncology/Blood Disorders/Cancer, Infectious Disease, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics/Kids Health, Health Prevention
Eliminating Cervical Cancer with the HPV Vaccine
Introduction This Straight, No Chaser post discusses the success of the HPV vaccine in eliminating cervical cancer. In the news is information about the human papillomavirus (HPV)
Straight, No Chaser: Uterine Fibroids
Straight, No Chaser has spent quite a bit of time on conditions involving abnormalities of male and female sex hormones. We do so again today in discussing fibroids (aka fibroid tu
Straight, No Chaser: Endometriosis
Guys, it’s not condescending to note that it’s really tough to be a woman. There are so many different medical conditions women have to deal with that men don’t. Many
Straight, No Chaser: Quick Tips – Learn the ABCDEs of Hiccups
Three question sets on hiccups of all things Why do I get hiccups? You get hiccups because everyone gets them. You get them because basically you’ve agitated your main breathin
Straight, No Chaser: Defending Yourself From Medication Errors
Every time you take medication or allow someone to administer it to you, you are taking a significant leap of faith. Think about it. How many individual things do you do daily that
Straight, No Chaser: Do Medications Work Differently in Older People?
The elderly are living longer and more productively. Part of being able to do so is by maintaining an understanding of how your actions affect you. One common action of many of t
Straight No Chaser: Saluting African-American Healthcare Pioneers
Here’s a quote that I enjoy: “History favorably remembers those that do things first and those that do things exceedingly well.”
Straight, No Chaser: Hirsutism (Abnormal Female Hair Growth)
Have you ever wondered how and why some women develop more hair on their face and bodies than other women? That’s called hirsutism and is the topic of this Straight, No Chaser
Straight, No Chaser: About Hair Loss and Male Pattern Baldness – Alopecia
I tell people all the time, “I’m shaved, not bald.” Whether or not that’s a distinction without a difference, alopecia (defined as partial or complete hair
Straight, No Chaser: When Back Pain Could Be Life Threatening
Back pain hurts, but there are various causes of that pain that will kill or cripple you. Here’s some information on some diseases that present with back pain representing life
Straight, No Chaser: Management of Herniated Disks
Approximately 40 million Americans have low back pain. Odds are the presence of low back pain is not associated with a herniated disk. Truthfully, herniated disks are more commonly
Straight, No Chaser: My Back and Neck Pain Has a Name – Herniated Disks
It’s quite common for someone to come to me and say, “I have a herniated disk.” I used to ask how they knew, but I came to realize the answer to be unimportant. The pain a
Straight, No Chaser: Sciatica
My pain has a name, and it’s sciatica. There’s always a sense of relief in patients when a name is given to a medical sign or symptom. This Straight, No Chaser places sciati
Straight, No Chaser: Low Back Pain
For many, low back pain begins with a slip and subsequently becomes a slippery slope that never seems to end. This Straight, No Chaser will help you understand why you’re
Straight, No Chaser: When Eating Goes Wrong, Part II – Bulimia
If you read Part I of this conversation on eating disorders (anorexia nervosa), you will recall that eating disorders are a mix of an abnormal body image combined with abnormal b
Straight, No Chaser: When Eating Goes Wrong, Part I – Anorexia
Simply put, our society doesn’t do the job it should in promoting a normal image of health at either end of the body size spectrum. The typically promoted American ideal of b
