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Straight, No Chaser: Your Questions About Taking a Daily Aspirin

Thanks for your enthusiastic response to yesterday’s post on taking an aspirin.  Today, I’ll follow up with some of your questions. So you’ve been told to take a
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD November 22, 2013

Should I Take a Daily Aspirin?

So… I’m stuck on a desert island, and I’m allowed to take two medications. I’m pretty sure aspirin is going to be one of them. This begs the question “Who
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD November 21, 2013

"Why would my doctor tell me not to take cough medicine for my cold or flu?"

The first thing to appreciate about cough and cold preparations is they only provide relief of symptoms.  The body itself is providing the actual healing of what is usually a vira
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD November 20, 2013

From the Health Library of SterlingMedicalAdvice.com: "What is a spinal tap, and why is it done?"

A lumbar puncture (spinal tap) is performed to obtain cerebrospinal fluid (CSF – the naturally occurring fluid that bathes the spinal cord) from the spinal column, usually to
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD November 14, 2013

From the Health Library of SterlingMedicalAdvice.com: "My tooth hurts. Is it dry socket?"

Ok.  Some of you are thinking “What is dry socket?”. Anyone who has ever suffered from it knows it all to well.  This as well as so many other dental conditions are b
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD November 12, 2013

From the Health Library of SterlingMedicalAdvice.com: "Can I use antibiotics if I forgot to refrigerate them?"

I left my son’s liquid antibiotic sitting on the kitchen counter all day instead of putting it back in the refrigerator. Is the medicine still OK? Depending on the medication
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD October 30, 2013

From the Health Library of SterlingMedicalAdvice.com: "Can I treat nasal congestion without medication?"

There are ways that you can treat nasal congestion without medication. Medicines are not the only way to relieve a stuffy or runny nose. Often, gentler solutions are better. Try th
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD October 29, 2013

How can I get help if I have trouble swallowing pills?

Difficulty swallowing pills is a common problem. Be sure to discuss your problem with your doctor when s/he is prescribing a medication for you. While the medication may not be ava
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD October 28, 2013

From the Health Library of SterlingMedicalAdvice.com: When should I start birth control?

You generally will be given two options of which day to start your first packet of oral contraceptives. Whichever day you choose to start, pick a time of day that will be convenien
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD October 24, 2013

From the Health Library of SterlingMedicalAdvice.com: Are there herbal therapies for anxiety disorder?

Yes. Two herbal treatments for anxiety disorders that I’ll mention now include kava kava (also called kava) and valerian. Kava has been used to relieve anxiety and improve sl
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD October 23, 2013

Straight, No Chaser: That Doesn't Belong There, Little Johnny

Let’s talk about our kids and the things they put inside themselves. Pediatric foreign body ingestion/insertion is a common emergency room presentation. Maybe it’s just part of
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD October 19, 2013

About www.SterlingMedicalAdvice.com: When Can and Should I Use It?

SMA is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Any time you have a health question or concern is a good time to chat or review the information contained within. For example, l
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD October 16, 2013

Straight, No Chaser: Stroke Recognition

Let’s talk about strokes, aka Cerebral Vascular Accidents (CVA) and Transient Ischemic Attacks (TIA), and specifically about recognition and treatment. If you don’t remember an
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD October 14, 2013

Straight, No Chaser: Breast Cancer Treatment Options

The last post in this series on breast cancer is on management. Of course, there is no universal treatment of ‘breast cancer’; everything is based on the specific type
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD October 13, 2013

Straight, No Chaser: Signs, Symptoms and Prognosis of Breast Cancer

So, after all we’ve discussed this week, this is what it comes down to: the one in eight lifetime risk has landed at your doorstep. What happens next is very important. The a
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD October 12, 2013

Straight, No Chaser: What's that Rash? Eczema and Psoriasis

Rashes are very frustrating for patients.  They itch, burn, get infected, aren’t pleasant to look at and never go away rapidly enough. Another problem is no one ever seems t
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD September 30, 2013

Straight, No Chaser: Emergency Room Adventures – The Cauliflower Ear

So here I am again waiting for something interesting to walk in worthy of me telling you about, and lo and behold, a behemoth of a guy walks by. You know, one of those guys who wor
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD September 28, 2013

Straight, No Chaser: Syphilis Prevention, Treatment and the Tuskegee Experience

Syphilis should be a word derived from something meaning horrible. In an earlier post, we reviewed the rather horrific progression of the symptoms of syphilis. An additionally horr
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD September 26, 2013

Straight, No Chaser: The Most Common STD – Chlamydia

For most people, NGU isn’t a college in South Carolina. In fact, non-gonococcal urethritis isn’t really even that anymore, meaning it doesn’t need to be defined b
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD September 23, 2013

Straight, No Chaser: Bacterial Vaginosis – No, That's Not an STD

I try to give you straight talk but never crudely. Therefore as I wade into conditions involving the genitalia, I’ll be sure to respect various sensitivities. That doesn̵
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD September 22, 2013
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