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Straight, No Chaser: About That Vomiting and Diarrhea…

You’ve all been there and done that. It’s always a bad day when you get the so-called stomach flu… First of all ‘the flu’ is a respiratory disease (affects the lungs,
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD August 21, 2013

Straight, No Chaser: When (Not) to Visit the ER

I’ve spent a lot of time discussing the life threats that should prompt you to rush to the Emergency Room.  Today, I’m going to give you some factual information that could sa
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD August 21, 2013

Straight, No Chaser: Depression Quick Tips – How to Avoid It, When to Get Help

As a physician, I’m not willing to advise you on how to ‘care’ for yourself at home if you’re clinically depressed.  I can discuss how to avoid depression (to the extent p
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD August 20, 2013

Straight, No Chaser: Are You Depressed and/or Suicidal?

I have a strong distaste for do-it-yourself websites that want to ‘screen’ you for depression.  Folks, if you’re wondering whether you’re clinically depressed, you
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD August 20, 2013

Straight, No Chaser: Suicide Data – Understand the Threat

There are amazing, shocking and saddening facts about suicide.  It is equally amazing that we aren’t discussing this as an epidemic.  Consider the following information provide
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD August 20, 2013

Straight, No Chaser: Your Questions on When Fainting is Fatal

1. So are faints deadly? Potentially. There are three separate sets of considerations. The brain can’t survive very long without adequate oxygen. Whatever caused that faint,
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD August 19, 2013

Straight, No Chaser: This is Specifically For the Faint of Heart

Don’t faints seem mysterious?  It’s as if your computer crashed and had to reboot.  Although we never seemingly figure out why computers are so crazy, fainting (syncope) is r
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD August 19, 2013

Straight, No Chaser: When that Eye Problem Could Be an Eye Emergency

Now you may look at the topic and think, “Well, isn’t that obvious?” I’m here to tell you that as many people who come to the emergency room for seemingly minor things, the
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD August 18, 2013

Straight, No Chaser: The Week in Review and Your Quick Tips

Another week of knowledge and good health has come and gone at Straight, No Chaser.  Here’s your Week in Review.  Click on any of the underlined topics for links to the origina
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD August 18, 2013

Straight, No Chaser: Quick Tips on Bedwetting

Bedwetting (enuresis) is unintentional urination while asleep.  It could be part of normal bladder development or a cause for concern.  Most kids are toilet trained by 4 years ol
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD August 17, 2013

Straight, No Chaser: Quick Tips for the Drowning Victim

If the victim is still conscious, attempt to hand him something that can be used to pull him from the water. If you’re out of handing distance, throw either a floatable objec
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD August 17, 2013

Straight, No Chaser: Cocaine Myth Busters – Facts and Fiction

Whitney was right. Crack is whack, and coke’s no joke. There has to be a better way to chase The Glamorous Life. Debunking myths about cocaine use 1.    “Cocaine isn’t add
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD August 16, 2013

Straight, No Chaser: Staying Alive – A New, Ridiculously Simple Approach to CPR

Hopefully, this video is the hokiest thing I’ll ever post, but modern understanding of CPR is such that every single one of you should know exactly how to respond in the even
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD August 16, 2013

Straight, No Chaser: The Grief of it All

It’s never easy discussing death. Bereavement is the state of mourning and sadness we endure after the death of a loved one. Grief is that process we endure, either in antici
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD August 15, 2013

Straight, No Chaser: The Battle of Antioxidants and Free Radicals

We engage in a lot of fads and off the wall activity to pursue health instead of following tried and true principles of basic science. One thing that I wish didn’t fit that t
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD August 15, 2013

Straight, No Chaser: When Allergies Strike

Bee stings.  Medication reactions.  Food allergies.  Latex.  Animals.  Dust.  Cosmetics.  What do these things have in common?  You get allergic to them, and in differing d
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD August 14, 2013

Straight, No Chaser: Ulcers – I Can’t Believe You Ate the Whole Thing…

Peptic ulcer disease (PUD) has an increasing incidence in the general population and particularly so in the elderly, due to a liberal use of NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD August 14, 2013

Straight, No Chaser: Golf Injuries

We’re in the middle of summer, which for many of us means a lot of golf (at least on the weekends). You should be aware that golf-related injuries continue to be on the rise. I
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD August 13, 2013

Straight, No Chaser: Emergency Room Adventures – The Risk of Rabies

You can’t make this stuff up.   It’s another busy night in the ER, and back-to-back patients come in, not related but dealing with the same issue.  One’s a child bitten
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD August 13, 2013

Straight, No Chaser: Quick Tips for The Newborn Addition to Your Family

You’re excited. You have a newborn, or maybe you’re a new grandparent caring for the baby for the first time. I get more ‘deer in the headlight’ looks from these folks than
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD August 12, 2013